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200ml of hot (not boiling) milk 1 tsp of ground turmeric powder A pinch or two ground black pepper If you’re not used to turmeric, I’d suggest starting with
by Karupan 9y ago
200ml of hot (not boiling) milk
1 tsp of ground turmeric powder
A pinch or two ground black pepper
If you’re not used to turmeric, I’d suggest starting with half tsp as it’s got quite a strong flavour (especially when not cooked with other spices)
- gopalv 9y ago> 200ml of hot (not boiling) milk If you're lactose intolerant, you can do this with yoghurt with a little water & salt instead. Since this usually happens when I do have a cold, my laziness translates into a coffee cup of yoghurt + water + 1 minute in a microwave to zap all the bacteria out of it.
- contingencies 9y agoThere is a school of thought that the worst thing to consume in case of a cold is dairy.
- nathan_f77 9y agoI think that's an old wives' tale. There's probably a better article somewhere, but I found this one: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170421-should-you-avoid-ice-cream-when-you-have-a-cold http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170421-should-you-avoid-ic...
- carlmr 9y agoTurmeric is an Indian old wives' tale apparently.
- Florin_Andrei 9y agoSpeaking as an European not used to very spicy food, it's not the turmeric I'm worried about, it's the black pepper. But a pinch or two seems fine. I'll give it a try. If my mouth catches on fire, I know who to blame. :)