Turmeric milk for cough, sore throat - Super easy turmeric latte as it is known widely. Let's see how to make a simple turmeric milk with black pepper and palm sugar candy and it's benefits.
Best home remedy when you are looking for common cold symptoms and to have on everyday basis for immunity boost.
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Ingredients
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- Milk - You can use your regular milk. I used full fat. But anything works.
- Turmeric - I used fresh turmeric. We get these throughout the year here in Singapore. So I clean, peel and grind it in bulk to use for 2 weeks to a month by freezing the remaining.
- You can use turmeric powder too, try to source good quality organic ones.
- Black pepper - or long pepper works. I use regular pepper. Have it as coarse powder in stock always to use when needed.
- Panangalkandu - Also known as palm sugar candy. This is a must for me as it plays an important role as well in the drink.
See recipe card for quantities.
Health Benefits
- Reduce common cold symptoms
- Soothes sore throat
- Suppress night cough
- Boosts immunity
- Reduce Inflammation, joint pain
- Improves sleep quality
What is panangalkandu or palm sugar candy?
Palm sugar candy, known widely as panangalkandu in Tamil is a sweetener derived from Palmyra palm.
It is comparatively rich in nutrients than regular sugar. It is lower in GI and can be substituted in place of sugar in such drinks comfortably.
We even suck as such few for suppressing cough in the nights and gives instant relief.
Instructions
Gather all the ingredients needed.
Start by boiling a little water in a saucepan.
Pour in the milk.
In goes turmeric. (I used fresh turmeric paste)
After that, tip in pepper powder.
Mix well and bring to boil.
Simmer in low flame for 2 minutes.
After that, mix well and switch off flame.
Then add crushed palm sugar candy (Panangalkandu)
Mix well to dissolve it and filter.
Give it a froth and consume hot.
Substitutions
- Fresh Turmeric - instead of fresh, you can use turmeric powder.
- Panangalkandu - Palm sugar candy - Just use your favorite sweetener.
- If you are okay with warm milk, you can use honey.
- Vegan - Replace the regular milk with plant based milk like almond and use agave or maple syrup for sweetening.
Variations
- Add crushed cardamom as it is also rich in antioxidants, combats cough, cold symptoms.
- A pinch of Cinnamon, dry ginger powders are good idea in this as they do add in Turmeric latte.
- I like to add a small mustard size pachai karpooram as well to make it smell like masala milk.
Top tip
Bring to boil and simmer it after stirring. Otherwise it may overflow.
Add panangalkandu only after switching off the heat as there are chances of curdling when using in India milk. I do not have any problem here though with the milk we get here in Singapore as it has longer shelf life.
Recipe card
Turmeric milk | Manjal milagu paal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Milk
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric
- ¼ tsp Black pepper powder
- ¼ cup Water
- 2 teaspoon Panangalkandu Palm sugar candy, crushed
Instructions
- Start by boiling a little water in a saucepan.
- Pour in the milk.
- In goes turmeric. (I used fresh turmeric paste)
- After that, tip in black pepper powder.
- Mix well and bring to boil.
- Simmer in low flame for 2 minutes.
- After that, mix well and switch off flame.
- Then add crushed palm sugar candy (Panangalkandu).
- Mix well to dissolve it and filter.
- Give it a froth and consume hot.
Video
Notes
- Bring to boil, stir and simmer the flame to avoid overflowing.
- Add palm sugar candy after switching off the heat.
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