Golden Milk aka Haldi Doodh is a comforting drink made with milk, turmeric and warm spices. Turmeric's anti-inflammatory properties makes it a perfect drink to have when you are under the weather or just when need a little pick-me-up!
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: Not specified
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2
- Category: Beverage
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups milk (20 oz, use milk of choice)
- 3/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 4 green cardamom pods (slightly crushed)
- 1/2 inch ginger (cut into thin slices)
- 5-6 whole black peppercorns
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 1 tablespoon sweetener of choice (sugar, maple syrup, honey, adjust to taste)
- cinnamon or cardamom powder (to serve, optional)
Method
- Add milk to a pan on medium heat. After a minute or two (when the milk is little lukewarm) add turmeric powder to it.
- Then add crushed green cardamom pods, sliced ginger, black peppercorns and cinnamon stick.
- Add in the sweetener and w hisk it all together and bring to a low simmer for 5 minutes. You don't need to boil it but it should be nicely hot throughout.
- Remove pan from heat, cover pan with a plate or lid and let it sit for another 5 minutes for the flavors to steep in. Strain the golden milk using a strainer into serving cups. You may sprinkle with cardamom or cinnamon powder before serving.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.