A traditional Indian beverage made with ground turmeric, milk and black pepper. A comforting and nourishing drink.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 2 minutes
- Cook time: 3 minutes
- Total time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1
- Category: Beverage
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk ((full fat milk from cow))
- ¾ to 1 teaspoon organic turmeric powder (for adults, 2 pinches to ¼ tsp for kids)
- ⅛ to ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper ((or long pepper powder),1 to 2 pinches for kids)
- 1 teaspoon organic sugar ((jaggery or honey))
- ⅛ teaspoon ground green cardamom ((or 1 crushed green cardamom))
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnammon ((or ¼ inch Ceylon cinnamon))
- 1 pinch dried ground ginger ((sonth/sonti))
- 1 clove ((crushed))
Method
How to Make Turmeric Milk
- Traditional turmeric milk is made by bringing Cow's milk to a boil first. Pour milk to a pot and bring it to a gentle boil. If you want to use all the other optional spices, add them and boil for 2 mins. (read my notes below)
- Turn off and cool down the milk to a slightly hot temperature. Add ground black pepper (powder) and turmeric. Mix well.
- Transfer turmeric milk to a cup and consume while still warm. You may filter/strain the milk if you use other whole spices. Add sweetener if required. If using honey add it only when the milk comes down to warm temperature.
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.