Makes 2 cups
Serving size: 1 cup
Ingredients
- 6 star anise
- 15 fresh mint leaves
- ¼ tsp Kashmiri saffron threads plus a few more garnishing
- ⅓ cup lemongrass stems and leaves, chopped coarsely
- 1 tsp ginger, grated
- 2 pinches cinnamon powder
- ½ lemon, sliced thinly
- 1 tsp sweetener of your choice (optional)
Method
- Place the saffron in a small bowl. Pour ¼ cup boiling water over it. Cover with a lid and keep aside.
- Boil 3 cups of water in a saucepan.
- Once the water starts to boil, add the star anise and lemon grass.
- Let it simmer for 5 minutes, then add ginger and 10 mint leaves.
- After 2 minutes, add cinnamon powder.
- Cover with a lid and simmer till the tea mix reduces to almost half.
- Uncover the pan and add the saffron along with the water.
- Simmer for half a minute. Add sweetener if desired.
- Strain into 2 teacups. Garnish with the remaining mint leaves, lemon slices and a few saffron strands.
- Enjoy your health brew while it is hot!
Value per serving (1 cup)
- Calories 3 kcal
- Protein 0 gm
- Fat 0 gm
- Carbohydrate 0 gm
- Fibre 0 gm
- Calcium 6 mg
- Iron 0 mg
Benefits
Ginger, honey and cinnamon provide relief from common monsoon ailments such as cold, cough, and sore throat.
Mint, lemongrass, ginger, star anise, and lemon relieve gas, bloating, and nausea from contaminated or heavy monsoon foods.
Ginger and mint improve gastric motility; lemongrass reduces gastric ulcers.
Cinnamon, lemongrass, star anise, honey all help to combat bacterial/fungal infections that thrive in damp conditions.
