Golden milk is an ancient delicious drink that will leave you feeling refreshed and relaxed. Learn how to make it a delicious drink. Let's enjoy its healing properties and creamy texture.
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This golden milk recipe used turmeric powder and other earthy spices like cinnamon and ginger powder. People been using this drink since a long time.
You must use high-quality turmeric powder in this recipe. Some brands mix turmeric with other ingredients and food coloring, which lessens the benefits of turmeric.
🥘 INGREDIENTS YOU'LL NEED
This drink can be prepared within 5 minutes; it's delicious and has the simplest ingredients.
Scroll down to the recipe card for further details.
Turmeric: In India, they use turmeric in cooking and in refreshing drinks. Using gloves or handling turmeric with utensils is best to prevent it from staining your hands.
Honey: We are using honey because it is delicious and sweetens this drink.
Milk: I have used whole milk, but you can choose low-fat or almond milk.
A blend of spices: We will blend earthy, warm spices that will flavor this golden milk.
🔪 HOW TO MAKE
The full instructions are in the recipe card below, but let's look at the main steps to making this treat.
Step 1
Add all the ingredients except honey to a pan, and cook over medium heat. Let the milk simmer for 2 minutes and turn off the heat.
Step 2
Cover the milk and leave it for 3 minutes.
Step 3
Strain the milk into a cup using a fine strainer. Sweeten with honey. Enjoy it warm or with a glass full of ice.
💭 COOKING TIPS
- Get high-quality turmeric; some brands add cornstarch and food coloring, reducing turmeric's benefits.
- It is not recommended to let the milk boil for a long time; the heat will eliminate the benefits of the ingredients.
- Use good-quality honey at home; if you don't like honey, use light brown sugar or raw sugar.
- When cooking the milk, keep the heat low and stir to prevent the milk from burning at the bottom.
📖 DELICIOUS VARIATIONS
Add nuts: Some add almond or walnut powder.
Make it vegan: Instead of milk, use almond or soy milk, but golden milk tastes even better with coconut milk.
💬 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Golden Milk is a traditional Indian drink, a mix of milk with different spices. Indians use cow milk.
Most people enjoy it before bedtime.
You can use honey, maple and date syrup, or raw sugar.
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🌡️ STORING AND HEATING
Golden milk can be refrigerated in a jar with a closed lid for up to four days. Reheat it or drink it chilled.
📖 Recipe
Golden Milk Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1 ½ tablespoon honey
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- ⅛ teaspoon ginger powder
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper powder
- ½ teaspoon coconut oil
Instructions
- In a pan, add all the ingredients except honey, and cook over medium heat.
- When the milk comes to a boil, turn off the heat.
- Cover the milk and leave it for 3 minutes, this will allow the flavors of the spices to blend well with the milk and enhance the flavor.
- Strain the milk into a cup using a fine strainer. Sweeten with honey.
- Enjoy this drink warm, or you can leave it to cool and serve it in a glass full of Ice.
Notes
- Instead of coconut oil, you can use ghee or butter.
- Sweeten the golden milk with raw sugar, date, or maple syrup.
- You can have this drink, hot or chilled.
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