Besan Badam Doodh or Chickpea Flour and Almond Milk is a winter special drink that is popular in the Northern States of India. It is a home remedy for cold-related infections and chest congestions. Mom used to give us a glass of this warm delicious drink at night just before going to bed during the winter months. Now I give it to my kids sometimes when the temperatures here are below freezing point or when they suffer from cold and cough. The milk has a nutty taste of roasted chickpea flour, the richness of almonds. The kids also like this warm milk.
As per Ayurveda, the milk has all the ingredients like turmeric, ginger powder and black pepper, desi ghee that protect and strengthens the body to fight infections, build immunity, are anti-carcinogenic, remove toxins from the body, good for hair and skin.
Today is the Day 3 for week 1 Blogging Marathon#96 and this is my 3rd post for Kid’s Delight Event with the theme Winter Warmers. My first post was on Besan aur Badam Ke Ladoos for winter warmers. If you think that these ladoos are too heavy and sweet for to consume due to sugar and ghee in it, you can have this milk as in this the amount of sugar and ghee used is very less and can be adjusted as per your requirement. Also, this is a recipe that comes handy when kids or grown-ups are down with cold and cough and want a good night sleep!! Let’s see the recipe of this healthy and nutritious warm drink..
Winter Special Besan Aur Badam Dooh
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Milk
- 2 tbsp Besan/Chickpea Flour
- 2-3 tbsp Finely ground Almonds
- 1 tsp Desi Ghee
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1/4 tsp Ginger Powder
- A pinch Black Pepper
- 2-3 tsp Sugar or as required
Instructions
- Dry roast besan/chickpea flour till it starts to give nutty aroma, add and mix desi ghee and roast further till light brown in color.
- Add milk and mix nicely, make sure no lumps are formed.
- Next add turmeric powder, ginger powder, black pepper powder, powdered almonds and sugar . Mix nicely.
- Boil for 3-4 mins, keep stirring in between to avoid burnt milk at the bottom.
- Serve hot.
Notes
Do try this warm and nutritious milk preparation when you want something comforting or suffering from cold-related infections. Kids and grown-ups all are going to love this. Take this before going to bed and avoid taking cold water after this. That’s what my mom always told us as it benefits best during night when the body is at rest and absorbs all the nutrients well.
Sending this to Srivalli’s Kid’s Delight event, guest hosted by PJ themed on Winter Warmers for Day 2 Week 1.
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Besan and badaam doodh is a perfect warmer , turmeric adds on to the warmth . It looks fantastic with great flavours .
This milk sounds be perfect for cold winter days. When is the almond powder added to the milk? It does not say in the recipe.
Thanks, Varada for letting me know, updated the recipe now, it added along with turmeric powder and ginger powder..
This is something new for me & quite interesting!
Pooja this is winter special drink in North India, do give it a try.
I have all of the ingredients in my cupboard except for the ghee. I’m vegan. Do you think coconut milk would work as a sub?
Cindy, you can kip ghee, dry roast the chickpea flour. I have never used coconut milk with chickpea flour. If you have used coconut milk, you can try that. Do give the feedback with coconut milk.
Never combined besan and badam together in a doodh, interesting drink.. Feel like drink a glass of.
Priya, do try this combo, it’s a home remedy for cold and cough that is commonly used in North India,
Never tried milk with besan. This is new to me. Thanks for the share. Will definitely try it out.
Wow! Except the addition of besan and almond powder, I make the milk regularly at bedtime .I shall try the addition of besan next time. Sounds like a good remedy for the winters.
I’ve never heard of this before, but it sounds really comforting.
Thanks Jacqueline!! Do give it a try, it’s a home remedy used by mothers in India, for cold and cough. Prefer to have it at night just before bedtime.
This is just what I need on a cold January day in the UK! So comforting.
Never tried this combination of almonds and besan. The milk looks so creamy and with all the spices, it must be so yum..
That is a very interesting milk recipe with roasted besan. I can almost imagine how tasty this would be with roasted besan and almonds. Perfect winter warmer.
Wow hearing about the chickpea flour being added for the first time, wonderful drink and I will surely make this, thanks for sharing.
I make badam milk, but have never added besan. This is new to me and would love to try it for the boys.
Sandhya, do try with besan with health benefits it tastes delicious too!!
A perfect comfort dish for the kind of weather we are having right now.
kind of like masala chai but without the chai. Looks delicious to have on a cold winter night.