It is a week of Turmeric here at Lakshmi Ayurveda!
To follow up on the video posted yesterday, we wanted to provide you with our Golden Turmeric Milk recipe.
Golden milk is a drink consumed to help balance the doshas, promote healthy sleeping patterns, improve arthritis, and boost the memory. Turmeric is the spice used to make the drink golden in colour. Considered an anupana, milk helps carry herbs and medicines, such as Turmeric, deep within the channels of the body. Try this recipe before bed to help relax into sleep.
Ingredients.
1.5 cups of organic and unhomogenized milk.
1 tsp ghee.
1/2 tsp turmeric powder.
1/2 cup of water.
Pinch of cinnamon.
Optional: 1/2 tsp of honey or jaggery.
Directions.
Place the turmeric powder in a saucepan.
Slowly add the water and heat the mixture until it becomes a paste. Stir regularly and be careful not to burn!
Once the turmeric has become a paste, add the milk.
Stir and heat without boiling.
Add the ghee and cinnamon.
Warm the mixture until it starts to steam.
If using jaggery, you can add it straight away. If you are using honey wait until the milk has cooled enough to drink and add.
If you do not drink cows milk you can use an alternative nut milk of your preference. Try adding the Lakshmi Organic and Biodynamic Full Moon Ghee, shown in this photo, to make your Golden Milk even more tasty! We are currently sold out of the ghee but you can email us to put your name on the waiting list for our next batch The ghee is made on the auspicious full moon from the highest quality butter.
You can find this recipe and more in the Lakshmi Ebook!