Are you looking for Turmeric milk recipe for Sleep better? Here is a Ayurveda golden milk recipe and incredible turmeric milk benefits. A soothing medicated Turmeric milk at night for a healthy sleep as well as healthy body.
Golden milk is a simple, delicious medicated drink to stay warm and healthy through the monsoon and winter seasons. Most importantly, this is an excellent alternative to coffee, tea and an amazing immune boosting drink.
Moreover, it is a soothing, warming, comfort health drink. The star ingredient of this golden milk is “turmeric” which has innumerable medicinal properties and widely used in Ayurveda.
Turmeric is also called as haridra or nisha in Sanskrit. It is bitter, astrigent & pungent in taste. Further more according to Ayurveda, turmeric is considered as “Tri-doshic”. Because it balances all the 3 doshas of Ayurveda, Namely vata, pitta and kapha.
So turmeric has many incredible health benefits in Ayurveda.
- Boosts immunity
- Reduce inflammations in the body
- Blood purification
- Detoxify the liver
Hence the golden milk is also known as evening tonic in Ayurveda. Certainly, it heals many health related problems. Even more you can make golden milk with whole milk or any non diary milk, like almond milk, cashew milk, oat milk, coconut milk and hemp milk.
Also I have added black pepper while boiling turmeric milk. Black peeper contains a number of essential nutrients. It is a key to help the increased absorption of the curcumin. Most importantly curcumin is a compound in turmeric.
Further another ingredient is the ghee. Ghee acts a lubricant to the joints and also helps in sore throat. Even coconut oil can be used rather than ghee. Finally you can drink golden milk unsweetened. but I prefer it to be sweet. Therefore use 1 or 2 tsp of pure maple syrup or else any other sweeteners like, raw honey, agave, coconut sugar, palm jaggery etc.
Turmeric Milk Benefits
- Turmeric milk helps to build immunity
- It gives a good remedy for digestive problems
- It is an excellent blood purifier
- Gives relief from autoimmune diseases
- Reduces arthritic pain
- It is a good headache remedy
- It is a best liver tonic
- Gives relief from sore throat, cough and cold
- Good remedy for skin
- It has, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer properties
- Improves reproduction health of women
- It is a good sleep aid.
Hence the best time to drink this milk at bed time. Rather than turmeric powder you can also use turmeric root. But while using root you have to peel and grate it.
Finally, You can try our other turmeric root recipes also.
The step by step photo and detailed video of golden milk is here.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup organic whole milk
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/8 tsp crushed black pepper
- 1/2 tsp ghee or coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
- 1 tbsp honey
Instructions
- Heat a small sauce pan over low to medium flame and add organic whole milk. You can also use any non diary milks like almond milk, cashew milk, oat milk, hemp milk, coconut milk.
- Bring this to a low boil and add turmeric powder.
- Stir occasionally and simmer for 2 mins.
- Now add little crushed black pepper. It is a key to help increase absorption of the curcumin, which is a compound in turmeric.
- Similarly add ghee. You can also add coconut oil. ghee acts as a lubricant to the joints.
- Give it a good mix and turn off the heat.
- Transfer this to a bowl and allow to cool or Slightly warm drinkable temperature.
- Once it has cooled, add cardamom powder for nice flavor. or else you can also add cinnamon powder for flavor.
- Finally add honey or any other sweeteners like maple syrup, agave. Give it a good mix.
- Pour this to a glass jar.
- Now the medicated golden milk is ready to drink and enjoy!
- The best time to drink this milk is at bed time.
Instructions
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Heat a small sauce pan over low to medium flame and add organic whole milk. You can also use any non diary milks like almond milk, cashew milk, oat milk, hemp milk, coconut milk.
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Bring this to a low boil and add turmeric powder.
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Stir occasionally and simmer for 2 mins.
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Now add little crushed black pepper. It is a key to help increase absorption of the curcumin, which is a compound in turmeric.
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Similarly add ghee. You can also add coconut oil. ghee acts as a lubricant to the joints.
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Give it a good mix and turn off the heat.
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Transfer this to a bowl and allow to cool or Slightly warm drinkable temperature.
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Once it has cooled, add cardamom powder for nice flavor. or else you can also add cinnamon powder for flavor.
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Finally add honey or any other sweeteners like maple syrup, agave. Give it a good mix.
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Pour this to a glass jar.
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Now the medicated golden milk is ready to drink and enjoy!
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The best time to drink this milk is at bed time.
Disclaimer: The main purpose of these Ayurvedic recipes is just to provide the information about the home remedies, traditional & ancient recipes. Before trying anything please identify your body type (Dosha) like Vata, Pitta, Kapha & then try which will suit for you. More importantly, if you have a medical condition or pregnant or nursing, please consult a professional Ayurvedic doctor before taking anything. This website is just for information & educational purpose. We are just preparing the ancient Ayurvedic preparation.
