Golden Milk or Golden Milk with Turmeric and Ginger

With its earthy flavor and golden color, golden milk is a delicious latte that you can make in just a few minutes. Preparing this drink requires very little effort, making it a perfect beverage to enjoy anytime.

The main ingredients in golden milk, besides your favorite milk, are turmeric and ginger, two roots from the same family with powerful health benefits. Read on to learn all about this healthy beverage.

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What is golden milk?

Golden milk is a beverage made from ground turmeric powder. The main ingredient is turmeric, but other spices such as ginger and cardamom are often added.

This turmeric infusion has its roots in India, where the spice is an essential part of the cuisine. Golden milk is a very popular beverage in Ayurvedic medicine, where it is used as a home remedy for various ailments.

If you want to know more about turmeric infusions, read our article Turmeric Infusion: Healthy, Delicious, and Easy to Prepare .

Benefits of drinking golden milk

The benefits of drinking golden milk come from its main ingredients, turmeric and ginger:

• Turmeric has the ability to prevent and slow the development of blood clots.
• Turmeric is effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis and joint pain.
• Turmeric and ginger help with weight loss by speeding up metabolism.
• Turmeric and ginger are high in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory.
• Ginger improves the immune system and fights bacteria.
• Ginger improves blood circulation.

Golden milk flavor

The flavor of golden milk is reminiscent of a Chai Latte: both are warm, spicy, and comforting. As with the coffee flavor, the taste of turmeric can take a little getting used to, as it's a bit bitter. But in golden milk, the milk and other ingredients like ginger, cardamom, and cinnamon soften its flavor.

Prepare golden milk in 5 minutes

To prepare this latte, we recommend using almond or oat milk, as they have a more neutral flavor, and this way the main ingredients, turmeric and ginger, will stand out more.

Ingredients

• 1 cup of almond milk
• 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of chopped ginger root
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 cardamom seeds
• Honey

Preparation

1. Heat the milk in a saucepan with the cinnamon stick, ginger, and cardamom. Reduce the heat to low before it begins to boil.
2. Add the turmeric and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Strain through a fine mesh strainer and add the honey and a little ground cinnamon for garnish.