Golden Turmeric Milk | Panakarkandu Manjal Paal

Wishing you all a very happy New Year 2020. Golden Turmeric Milk / Panang Karkandu Manjal Paal is my first blog post for this year. Hope this year gives more time for blogging 🙂 Amma (mom) sent homemade organic turmeric powder (refer pic below) made using Erode manjal which got its geographical indication last year. The picture shared below is the fresh turmeric plants with roots which was grown by my mom and harvested for this Thai Pongal.

So they clean and dry the turmeric root and powder it (actually i don’t have details for making turmeric powder at home, wish I make it soon). Apart from regular day to day cooking with turmeric powder this golden milk is much needed when adults or kids get cold , congestion or cough. I bought some Palm Candy and my MIL also sent a packet of Palmyra candy last year. If you ask where to buy in US please check Amazon or Ebay they have few sellers for both turmeric powder and palm candy.

Palm candy / Panang kalkandu , a natural sweetener is very good for health especially it is a very good remedy for sore throat, cough, respiratory infection etc. Coming to the recipe I have mentioned several alternatives and variations to this Golden Turmeric Milk Recipe so do check the Notes section at the bottom of this post. Also I am going to come up with several interesting Turmeric Recipes soon so stay tuned 🙂

Ingredients for Golden Turmeric Milk

Whole Milk – 3 Cups
Dry Ginger Powder – 1/4 tsp or Fresh Ginger – 1 tsp
Palm Candy / Panang karkandu – 1/4 Cup (replace with any sugar)
Whole Pepper – 10 Numbers
Cinnamon Stick – 1 Middle Finger Size
Cardamom – 4 Numbers
Turmeric Powder / Haldi – 1.5tsp
Cloves – 6 Numbers

Video Tutorial

Method

• Boil the milk in medium flame, meanwhile grate the ginger and get ready with other ingredients.
• Once the milk foams reduce the flame add the palm candy and simmer it for few minutes say 5 minutes.
• Now add grated ginger and cinnamon stick.
• Then add slightly crushed cardamom whole with skin followed by whole pepper and cloves.
• Add tbsp of milk to the turmeric powder (just to dilute) and add this mixture to boiling milk.
• Let the milk with spices boil vigorously for 5 more minutes.
• Filter the boiled milk, if using dry ginger powder / cardamom powder add right now.
• Serve warm 🙂

Notes

1. Use Brown sugar / Palm Sugar or Any Sweetener as per your wish.
2. Reduce 1 cup milk and add 1/2 condensed milk if you wish.
3. Don’t add cinnamon stick and cloves at the very beginning, add it after milk foams.
4. Instead of cinnamon stick do add cinnamon powder accordingly.

Printable Recipe

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Golden Turmeric Milk Panakarkandu Manjal Paal Recipe

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

 

Learn to make Golden Turmeric Milk with natural Palmyra sweetener

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: 4

Author: Sangeetha Priya

Ingredients

• Whole Milk – 3 Cups
• Dry Ginger Powder -1/4tsp or Fresh Ginger -1tsp
• Palm Candy / Panang karkandu – 1/4 Cup
• Whole Pepper – 10 Numbers
• Cinnamon Stick – 1 Middle Finger Size
• Cardamom – 4 Numbers
• Turmeric Powder – 1.5tsp
• Cloves – 6 Numbers

Instructions

1. Boil the milk in medium flame, meanwhile grate the ginger and get ready with other ingredients.
2. Once the milk foams reduce the flame add the palm candy and simmer it for few minutes say 5 minutes.
3. Now add grated ginger and cinnamon stick.
4. Then add slightly crushed cardamom whole with skin followed by whole pepper and cloves.
5. Add tbsp of milk to the turmeric powder (just to dilute) and add this mixture to boiling milk.
6. Let the milk with spices boil vigorously for 5 more minutes.
7. Filter the boiled milk, if using dry ginger powder / cardamom powder add right now.
8. Serve warm 🙂

Recipe Notes

Use Brown sugar / Palm Sugar or Any Sweetener as per your wish.
Reduce 1 cup milk and add 1/2 condensed milk if you wish.
Don’t add cinnamon stick and cloves at the very beginning, add it after milk foams.
Instead of cinnamon stick do add cinnamon powder accordingly.