S/O Golden Milk

[Anonymous]

I make a spice blend with cocoa, turmeric, black pepper, cardamom, ginger, and cinnamon. I make a big batch of it and make lattes with it. So soothing and calming. I use my Breville frother to froth oat milk and add the spice blend to it.

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Anonymous wrote:I stopped drinking it because it stains your teeth like crazy. My toothbrush was bright yellow every time I brushed afterwards. Don’t you all care about this? I drink coffee, but turmeric seems to be in a different category altogether.

I take capsules. Combo turmeric and black pepper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I make a spice blend with cocoa, turmeric, black pepper, cardamom, ginger, and cinnamon. I make a big batch of it and make lattes with it. So soothing and calming. I use my Breville frother to froth oat milk and add the spice blend to it.

sounds yummy. what are the measurements for each spice?

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Anonymous wrote:I stopped drinking it because it stains your teeth like crazy. My toothbrush was bright yellow every time I brushed afterwards. Don’t you all care about this? I drink coffee, but turmeric seems to be in a different category altogether.

....okay forget it then. This is the last thing I need. My teeth are already porous, don't need to look like I've never brushed my teeth or gone to the dentist.

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Anonymous wrote:It's called Haldi Dudh.

So tired of ancient, traditional Indian things being "reinvented" in the West after stripping it of it's Indian-ness to make it more palatable for the masses.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I make a spice blend with cocoa, turmeric, black pepper, cardamom, ginger, and cinnamon. I make a big batch of it and make lattes with it. So soothing and calming. I use my Breville frother to froth oat milk and add the spice blend to it.

sounds yummy. what are the measurements for each spice?

This is an estimate. 2T cocoa, 2T turmeric, 1/2 t each black pepper/cardamom/cinnamon/ginger. I dissolve 2 t in hot water, then pour into frother with oat milk. I used to buy Rishi brand turmeric cocoa latte blend, but I experimented and make my own because it’s much cheaper.

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I add turmeric to everything.

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To the teeth people - I drink it from a straw.

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Anonymous wrote:I love turmeric and would do this more often, but one thing that worries me is reports about some turmeric having lead it in. Is there any way to ensure it doesn't?

Buy fresh and grate your own. Even Safeway carries it fresh now.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh, you read my post.
I drink it every day. My kids will take it once in a while. My DH will add a pinch of turmeric in his coffee. SMH. We were drinking it even before it became a thing in the US because we are Indians. It is a cure-all for all kinds of ailments from centuries and common household remedy in India.

I also use golden milk in place of pain killers if I ever need it. It completely replaces tylenol/advil/naproxene etc. Try it and you will be shocked. Timings are same - take a dose every 3-4 hours without any side effects. Of course I am not drinking 4 glasses of milk, so I take around 2 ounces of milk for each dose, 1/4 of turmeric powder, a pinch of black pepper. I am really addicted to the nutty taste. My kids also drink it as soon as they feel they are coming down with a cold, cough, chills, body ache etc. It is an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, anti-microbial and antiparasitic.

1/4 what - tsp or tablespoon? Just regular turmeric powder from the spice aisle at Giant?

Yes. Tea spoon. Try not to exceed more than a teaspoon a day.

Yes, regular turmeric powder from the spice aisle at Giant or any normal grocery store. If you buy from an Indian grocery store, you will get a large amount for just a few dollars. Spices in big stores are hugely overpriced. And since the consumption of Turmeric (Haldi in Hindi) is so high in Indian cuisine, the stock in Indian stores is fresher and is not sitting around for months. I usually store the turmeric in a glass mason jar.

Haldi-Dudh (Haldi = Turmeric, Dudh = Milk) can ward off many childhood everyday ailments too - from stomach aches, teething pains, colds to growing pains in bones and muscle. It also reduces parasitic worms like pinworms in the digestive system. It is excellent for burns and open wounds. Thick paste of turmeric and ghee was used to pack and close wounds. Turmeric is a known remedy in face packs for acne.

The Ayurvedic way to use Haldi therapeutically is in warm milk and with a pinch of black pepper. The pepperine in black pepper, fat and calcium in milk and the curcumin and trace minerals (specifically sulphur) in turmeric all work together. Also, please don't overdo it. 1 teaspoon is the upper limits for consumption therapeutically. Large amounts (2-3 tsp) can increase your BP. We use it in every day cooking in practically ever curry, daal. You can also add a pinch in rice to give it a nice color.

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Anonymous wrote:I stopped drinking it because it stains your teeth like crazy. My toothbrush was bright yellow every time I brushed afterwards. Don’t you all care about this? I drink coffee, but turmeric seems to be in a different category altogether.

....okay forget it then. This is the last thing I need. My teeth are already porous, don't need to look like I've never brushed my teeth or gone to the dentist.

It does not stain your teeth, though sometimes with stain your kitchen towels if you are wiping spilled haldi with it. Have you seen any Indian walking around with yellow teeth or yellow stained clothes? I have never heard of anyone's teeth becoming yellow because of haldi-dudh. If your teeth is yellowing it is usually due to nicotine, tobacco, coffee or tea.

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Anonymous wrote:I love turmeric and would do this more often, but one thing that worries me is reports about some turmeric having lead it in. Is there any way to ensure it doesn't?

Buy fresh and grate your own. Even Safeway carries it fresh now.

You can grind dried turmeric roots to make powder in a dedicated spice coffee grinder. Fresh roots can be ground into a paste (and so can dried ones) or chopped and used as a garnish.

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Anonymous wrote:It's called Haldi Dudh.

So tired of ancient, traditional Indian things being "reinvented" in the West after stripping it of it's Indian-ness to make it more palatable for the masses.

Serious question: what part of that bothers you? You think there should only be one recipe for a food and only the culture that created that recipe should use it? (I'm just thinking of all the different versions of bread or rice in the world.)

Serious answer: It is cultural appropriation that White people do every time. Yes, great that you can drink Haldi-Dudh and become healthy, but give the due to the people who told you about it. And be respectful and call it Haldi Dudh. What's this nonsense with Golden Milk? And no West does not grow Turmeric so they did not happen to stumble upon it. It came from India - just like Yoga and cholley (not chick pea stew) and now Haldi Dudh.

I can understand the frustration of the PP1. I personally worry about more serious transgressions than the cultural appropriation of 3rd world traditions and pretending that it is some fantastic discovery of West.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, as long as you add black pepper, you can put turmeric in other things like yogurt, chicken broth, etc. It doesn’t have to be milk.

Why is the black pepper needed?

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food-news/what-happens-when-you-mix-black-pepper-and-turmeric/articleshow/70977129.cms

I use white pepper. It's more aesthetically pleasing and has the same affect.

It contains a compound called piperine, which when combined with turmeric, increases the absorption of curcumin by upto an astonishing 2000%.

Do you have a reference for that?

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain what it is/how to make it?

Warm up milk, add turmeric and black pepper and stir. No great mystery to making it. Can't believe that there is "recipes" for it. Seriously!!

Some people boil it in milk with a bit of coconut oil too. Fat and pepperine are key components.