Sunday, February 5, 2012

Herbal Indian Green tea -infuse freshness!



The herbal way to start the day!
All you need are fresh herbs, water, green tea and freshness is a drink away!

Ingredients:
In a vessel, add 3-5 glasses water.

  • Add ¼ inch piece ginger
  • 2-4 peppercorns
  • ¼ inch piece cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp cumin, caraway/ carom/caraway seed (ajwain )
  • a clove, basil leaves (tulsi), a few drops lemon juice.

Method:
  • Let it boil into half the quantity of water added. 
  • Then add 1-3 basil leaves for a last boil. 
  • Put a spoon of green tea in a cup
  • Now pour the boiling water. 
  • Cover immediately
  • Infuse for 3 minutes. 
  • Strain into a cup.. 
  • Add lemon juice if you like.

Sip this brew warm. This is excellent as a morning freshen-up or anytime of the day - it is detoxifying, too! It works great on a cold, cough, stomach upset, too!
It helps digestion, and has a lot of anti-oxidants and huge health benefits!

Check the benefits of green tea and some great recipes for black tea, too!

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