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Curcuminoids have been successfully extracted from Curcuma zeodaria powder with Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (NADES) as solvent. Ionic types of NADES such choline chloride-citric acid-water (CCCA-H2O = 1:1:18, mole ratio) and choline chloride-malic acid-water (CCMA-H2O = 1:1:18, mole ratio) gave the highest yield of extracted curcuminoids, ca. 0.270±0.025 and 0.355±0.055 mg/g respectively for CCCA and CCMA. However, the final product of the extracted curcuminoids is mixed in the NADES matrix. Hence, a separation process by means a recrystallization is mandatory. Isopropanol-n-hexane in different variance of volume (1:1, 1:1.5, 1:2, 2:1, and 2.5:1 v/v) are observed as a solvent in the proposed recrystallization process as well as the solubility of either of solely choline chloride or curcuminoids in both isopropanol and n-hexane. Unfortunately, either of CCCA-H2O (1:1:18) or CCMA-H2O (1:1:18) and curcuminoids form a new mixture of NADES with isopropanol. Therefore, all the of polar constituents of NADES, i.e. choline chloride, citric acid/malic acid, and water, should be first removed before recrystallized. Isopropanol-ne-hexane (1:2, v/v) give the highest recovery of curcuminoids ca. 55.56% by recrystallization process. Whereas solid-phase extraction (SPE) C18 resin methods seem suitable for removing the polar constituents of NADES.