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Tea
Recipes
Masala Chai (makes about 3 tablespoons)
Ingredients1 black cardamom pod
Seeds from 25 green cardamom pods
4 cloves
1/2 tea spoon fennel seeds
1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns
1/4 teaspoon carom seeds
1 tea spoon dried, ground ginger powder
1 tea spoon ground cinnamon powder
Grind all the ingredients in a spice grinder until fine. Remove into a glass bottle & store in cool, dark place. This blend stays fresh for about 6 months.
Preparation
1. Bring two cups of water to
the boil. Add 1 tsp tea leaves
(2 bags), add 1/4 tsp dry chai masala. Please note that the amount can
be
varied depending on personal preference. Boil again for about 15
seconds. Let
stand for one minute.
2. Warm milk / soy milk in a po½ tsp ginger powdert. Filter
the above tea into cups. Add
milk
(optional) and sugar(optional) and serve.
Ice Tea
Ingredients
8 tea bagsIce cubes
Super fine sugar (optional)
Lemon slices (optional)
Preparation
In a large saucepan, bring 4 cups of cold water to a boil. Remove water
from
heat and add tea bags. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Remove tea bags
and pour
into a pitcher. Add 4 cups of cold water and stir. Add sugar and lemon
to
taste. Seve over ice.
Mint Iced Tea
Ingredients
1/2 tablespoon teaSeveral fresh mint leaves
Preparation
1. Pour boiling water over the tea and mint leaves. Steep for a few
minutes and
strain.
2. Add honey (optional) and serve chilled with ice
Herb Teas
Herb teas are effective as a therapeutic tool because when boiling water is poured over the herbs and then allowed to steep, the cell walls are broken , releasing soluble organic compounds and essences into water. Herb teas are gaining in popularity because of the health benefits of the active ingredients and the gentle caffeine free flavor. While fresh herbs can be used to make nutritive teas most medicinal tea recipes call for dried herbs because of ease of use.
Ginger, Cumin, Coriander Tea
Ginger, a potent stimulant, relieves phlegm and mucus from the lungs, relieves gas, and encourages sweating and the elimination of wastes through the skin. Cumin synergizes well with ginger, performing most of the same functions; it cleanses the blood also. While ginger and cumin have a heating tendency, coriander is cooling. It provides the cooling balance to both herbs while performing most of the same actions; it is also a diuretic.
Ingredients
1/4 tsp roasted cumin seeds
1/4 tsp roasted coriander seeds
1/4 tsp grated dried ginger
2 cup boiling water
Preparation
Warm a teapot by rinsing with hot tap water.
Place seeds and ginger into the warmed pot and cover with boiling
water.
Steep for 5 minutes, strain, and serve.
When cooled, add a touch of honey (optional).
Energizer Tea
Ingredients
1/4 tsp dry sage leaves.1/4 tsp rosemary leaves
1/4 tsp thyme leaves
½ tsp bsil leaves
½ tsp ginger powder
Preparation
Mix ingredients and store in an air tight container To make tea measure 1tsp per cup and place in a warmed ceramic tea pot. Pour boiling water over it. Cover pot and spout. Steep for 15 minutes and strain into cups.
Ginger Tea
Ingredients
4 cups of water
2 inch piece of fresh ginger root
optional: honey and lemon
Preparation
Peel the ginger root and slice it into thin slices. Bring the water to
a boil
in a saucepan. Once it is boiling, add the ginger. Cover it and reduce
to a
simmer for 15-20 minutes. Strain the tea. Add honey and lemon to taste.
Note: Keep in mind that if you are making this tea to strengthen the
immune
system and ward off colds and flu, sweeteners are not recommended.
Baby Colic Tea
Ingredients
3 tbsp. chamomile
2 tbsp. Lemon balm
1 tbsp. Fennel
1 tbsp. Licorice root
Preparation
Pour 1 cup of boiling water over 1/2 tsp. of dried mixture. Give baby
1/2 cup
of diluted tea daily. The breast-feeding mother can drink the rest.
Blood Cleansing Tea
Ingredients
5 tbsp. Birch leaves
5 tbsp. Calendula flowers
5 tbsp. Stinging nettle leaves
2 tbsp. Rose hip seeds
2 tbsp. Goldenrod tops
2 tbsp. Dandelion roots and tops
1 tbsp. Peppermint leaves
Preparation
Mix well and pour 1 cup of boiling water over 2 tsp. of mixture, steep
for ten
minutes; strain and drink 1 cup two to five times daily for four weeks.
Digestive
aid
Fennel Tea:
Ingredients
Ginger is an
effective ingredient which relieves nausea and other
digestive
problems. Fennel is effective in treatment for stomach upset, hiccups
and gas.
2 tsp fennel seeds
1 inch cube ginger root
Preparation
Boil the fennel and ginger in 2 cups of water. Strain and serve warm.
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