Golden milk is a heated beverage made with milk, turmeric, and additional spices for flavor or health benefits. Golden milk is utilized as a medicinal elixir in the age-old, conventional Ayurvedic medical system. It gets its name from the color of the spice turmeric. Turmeric contains curcumin, a substance with powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. It is also referred to as turmeric tea or “Haldi doodh.”
Due to the addition of yellow turmeric to white milk, the beverage has a striking gold color. Due to its distinctive appearance, it has become increasingly frequent at specialised grocery stores around the nation as well as speciality coffee shops that advertise it as a “turmeric latte.”
Benefits:
The potential benefits of golden milk include:
- Reduces inflammation
- Prevents cell damage
- Possibly reduces the risk of cancer
- Boosts immune system
- Aids digestion
- Improves bone health
- Lowers blood sugar levels
- Reduces inflammation in the respiratory tract
How to make Golden Milk?
Ingredients:
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon turmeric powder, or to taste
3 to 4 whole black peppercorns
1 pinch of cardamom powder
½ tsp ground cinnamon powder
1 pinch of ground ginger
2 teaspoons Raw honey, or to taste
Method:
In a small saucepan, combine milk, cardamom powder, turmeric powder, cinnamon powder, ground ginger, and black peppercorns. Set over medium-high heat and bring just to boiling. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer gently for 10 minutes, or until the milk is a golden color and has a lightly spiced flavor. Remove from the heat and pour the golden milk through a fine mesh strainer into a mug. Sweeten to taste with honey and dust with cinnamon if desired. Serve hot.