Lemongrass Ginger Herbal Tea is healthy and refreshing drink for rainy days. It is a balanced mix of ingredients to help relive cold symptoms and makes for a healthy replacement to regular tea. The ingredients like lemongrass, ginger are good for health and taste good as well.
Hot beverages like Hot Lemon Tea, Masala Doodh | Kadha Doodh are other recipes to enjoy when it rains or in chilly winters.
I am not a chai person and rarely drinks any except this lemon tea I shared with you last year.
Some readers may remember that my 2015 resolution included quitting coffee as I was getting addicted to it during last winter. Though the season is very mild compared to north but we still need that cozy warm cuppa to snuggle with. And especially since I have made a circle of friends where we visit each other and share gossip, chat and socialise over a cup now and then.
Around the same time I noticed that after a cup of coffee, I would feel giddy, hyper, talk in high pitch & fast and feel strong palpitations. These would subdue in time and I would again start feeling normal. But I got another strong reason to look for an alternate for those silly evenings with friends.
Lately I have been told that these symptoms may be due to chicory present in instant coffee. I have tried chicory free coffee since then and the side-effects have reduced but not gone away completely. May be what I need is fresh roasted coffee, made in this dream contraption. [psst: it’s on my wishlist and Santa are you listening ;)] Till then…
Coming back to the hunt of alternative, a dear friend introduced me to this lemongrass ginger herbal tea which she was preparing using fresh lemongrass leaves, some grated or crushed fresh ginger and carom leaves along with palm sugar. I was hooked after the first sip!
I ended up buying my very own lemongrass plant and now enjoy a cup of ginger lemongrass herbal tea without side effects and overdose.
The ginger lemongrass tea is very fragrant and refreshing along with health benefits of providing high energy and rich in anti-oxidants. You can use regular granulated sugar or palm sugar or even jaggery to make it healthier.
Lemongrass Ginger Herbal Tea
Ingredients
- 2 leave fresh lemongrass
- 1 inch ginger
- 2 carom leaves ajwain, optional
- 2-3 tsp sugar granulated
Instructions
- Place 2 cups of water to boil in a pan. In the meanwhile, thoroughly wash and cut lemongrass leaves using a kitchen scissor into small pieces. Grate or crush ginger and wash carom leaves.
- Once the water starts boiling, add lemongrass, ginger and carom leaves. Allow to boil them for 4-5 minutes to infuse their flavor well.
- Add the sweetener of your choice – sugar or palm sugar or jaggery. Give it one final boil and remove from flame. Strain into cups and serve hot with snacks or put your feet up and drink a cozy cup with a book.
Notes
- You can use regular granulated sugar, palm sugar or even jaggery to make it healthier. You may need to adjust the sugar as per your taste.
- You can add tulsi (Indian basil), carom leaves, or any other herb of your choice to create your flavor.
