DoshaWise · Recipe Card
Saffron Almond Milk
Badam Kshira
Serves 1
Pitta
A classical ojas tonic — soaked almonds blended with warm milk, saffron, and cardamom. Nourishing for nervous exhaustion, dry skin, and depleted reproductive tissue.
Pacifies Vata and Pitta · ojas-building
Ingredients
- ·10 raw almonds, soaked overnight & peeled
- ·1 cup warm whole milk
- ·4–5 saffron strands (soaked in 1 tsp warm milk)
- ·Seeds of 1 green cardamom pod
- ·1 tsp jaggery or rock sugar
Method
- 01Blend peeled almonds with the warm milk until smooth.
- 02Pour back into a small pan; warm gently with cardamom.
- 03Take off heat, stir in saffron milk and jaggery.
- 04Sip slowly in the morning or one hour before bed.
Nutrition notes
Per cup (≈): 260 kcal · 11 g protein · 22 g carbs · 14 g fat · 2 g fiber. Vitamin E, magnesium, riboflavin; saffron crocin acts as a mood adaptogen.
Practitioner note
Avoid in heavy Kapha, congestion, or in those with nut allergies. Use oat milk + sunflower seeds as an alternative.
Source · Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdayam · Uttara Sthāna; Frawley & Lad, Yoga of Herbs (1986).
Information only — not medical advice. Verify quantities, allergies, and contraindications with a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner or physician before use.