Turmeric milk recipe,Turmeric milk with video, made with fresh turmeric,ginger, pepper and palm jaggery. Generally when we have dry cough or sore throat, amma used to give hot milk with manjal podi and milagu in the night before going to sleep. Generally doctors say milk or milk products thickens the phlegm, but when turmeric and pepper is added it is will not do any harm. The naturopathy doctor whom i visited few months back, suggested me to add 2 pinches of turmeric and pepper powder to the water i drink everyday. It reduces inflammation in the body and acts as an anti oxidant. I have started taking the water in that way and i am used to that now. Try this turmeric milk for the rainy season and say good bye to your cough. I used fresh turmeric in this recipe. You can use turmeric powder too.

Turmeric milk recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian |  Recipe Category: Drink
Prep Time: 5 mins   |  Cook time: 5-7 mins |  serves:1 | Author: Jeyashri suresh
   
     Milk  1 cup
     Fresh turmeric*  a small piece
     Fresh Ginger  a very small piece
     Black pepper powder(coarsely pound)  1 tsp 
     Palm jaggery| panankalkandu  1 tblsp
     Nutmeg | jaathikaai  2 pinch
     Water  1/4 cup
    *I used the fresh turmeric, you can use turmeric powder too. If fresh turmeric is available in your place don't miss that.
Method:

• Slice the fresh turmeric and fresh ginger into thin roundels.
• If using turmeric powder, use 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
• Coarsely powder the pepper.
• In a saucepan add the milk and water.
• Once it starts boiling, add the sliced ginger and turmeric.
• Let this boil in a low flame for 2-4 minutes. Stir in between.
• Now add the pepper powder and palm jaggery.
• Boil for a minute. Add the nutmeg to this. 
• Boil for a minute and switch off the stove.
• Filter the milk mixture using a tea strainer.
• Serve immediately.

                                               Video of how to make Turmeric milk

                              

Method with step by step pictures:

• Slice the fresh turmeric and fresh ginger into thin roundels.
• If using turmeric powder, use 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
• Coarsely powder the pepper.
• In a saucepan add the milk and water.
• Once it starts boiling, add the sliced ginger and turmeric.

• Let this boil in a low flame for 2-4 minutes. Stir in between.

• Now add the pepper powder and palm jaggery.
• Boil for a minute. Add the nutmeg to this. 

• Boil for a minute and switch off the stove.
• Filter the milk mixture using a tea strainer.

• Serve immediately.

Notes:

1. If using turmeric powder, ensure that it is a good quality of turmeric powder. Now a days we get organic turmeric powder in stores. 
2. You can add a stick of cinnamon while boiling the turmeric milk. 
3. If you do not have palm sugar add normal sugar.