Turmeric Milk is a traditional, age old healthy Indian drink made with milk, turmeric powder and a bit of black pepper. It is also referred to as ‘Golden Milk,’ because of its sparkling medicinal properties, especially as an immunity boosting drink.
Simmer the milk for 2 to 3 minutes or until it boils. Once the milk starts boiling, turn off the heat.
Pour the hot milk in a glass or mug.
Add turmeric powder and black pepper powder.
Stir and mix very well.
Serve Turmeric Milk hot or warm.
Notes
If you like the Turmeric Milk to be sweet, then you can add 1 teaspoon sugar or your preferred sweeteners to the milk, but its optional. Kids would like to have it with little bit of sugar.
Optionally, you can also add crushed ginger, ginger juice, ground cinnamon powder, ground green cardamom powder or ground clove powder.
For making turmeric milk with fresh turmeric roots, rinse a small piece of the root first. Peel it and grate it to get about ½ to 1 teaspoon of grated fresh turmeric root. Add this and black pepper to the milk and heat until the milk simmers or boils. Turn off heat. Using a tea strainer, strain the milk in a cup or mug.
You could opt out to leave the straining and enjoy the finely grated turmeric in the milk with a spoon. Also add the fresh turmeric root amount as needed depending on your health conditions and taste preferences.
You can also add honey but add it to warm milk and not to hot milk.