Golden Turmeric Milk Recipe | Haldi Doodh | Manjal Milagu Paal
Golden Turmeric Milk Recipe is an Indian hot beverage made with milk, turmeric and few other spices. This Ayurveda recommended anti-inflammatory drink is also called Haldi Doodh, Manjal Milagu Paal (Tamil) and Golden Milk.
Servings 2
Ingredients
1 cup is 250 ml, 1 tbsp is 15 ml, 1 tsp is 5 ml
- 1 ½ cups Milk A2 Organic Cow Milk Used
- ¾ teaspoon Turmeric Powder or Haldi Powder (Manjal Podi)
- ¼ teaspoon Cardamom Powder or Eliachi Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Dry Ginger Powder (Chukku Podi)
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg powder or Jaiphal
- ¾ teaspoon Black Pepper Powder Refer Notes
- 1 tablespoon Palm Jaggery or Sugar Refer Notes
Instructions
- Heat Milk in a sauce pan.
- Once the milk is warm, add turmeric powder, dry ginger powder, black pepper powder, cardamom powder and nutmeg powder.
- Mix well and let the milk simmer for a couple of minutes (on low heat)
- Switch off the flame. Add palm jaggery or sugar and stir well until it dissolves.
- Strain the mixture and pour into serving cups. Serve hot.
Notes
- Always make a fresh batch of this milk and consume immediately. It is best consumed piping hot or warm for a good night's sleep.
- I would not recommend re-heating the turmeric milk especially after jaggery is added.
- If using sugar, add the sugar along with the spices and let it simmer.
- Always strain the milk before serving.
- For adults, you can sprinkle some finely powdered black pepper powder on top while serving.
- Add spices according to your personal preferences. If you find the black pepper too spicy, please reduce the quantity.