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lemon grass tea recipe | fresh lemongrass tea | lemongrass and mint tea
Tarla Dalal
12 May, 2022
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lemon grass tea recipe | fresh lemongrass tea | lemongrass and mint tea | with 14 amazing images.
You should definitely try our lemongrass tea. Detox with this healthy and weight loss lemon grass tea. Switch from tea and coffee for evenings and try the refreshing lemongrass and mint tea.
The method for making lemon grass tea is very simple To proceed making the lemongrass and mint tea we have first washed and cut the lemon grass and mint leaves. Pour water in a pan and let it boil. Add lemon grass. Lemon grass is good for hair, skin and also has calming properties nd helps relieve insomnia and stress. Add mint leaves, helps in detoxification and cleansing. Further, add jaggery. You can also use honey or organic sugar instead of jaggery. Bring to boil. Lower the flame and let it reduce, it will help the flavors infuse and make our lemon grass tea more aromatic. Strain and serve fresh lemongrass tea hot.
Lemon grass tea is very health friendly provided you use small amounts of jaggery. Consume this
fresh lemongrass tea after a heavy meal which will help aid digestion.
Enjoy lemon grass tea recipe | fresh lemongrass tea | lemongrass and mint tea | with detailed step by step photos.
Lemon Grass Tea recipe - How to make Lemon Grass Tea
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Preparation Time
5 Mins
Cooking Time
10 Mins
Total Time
15 Mins
Makes
2 servings
Ingredients
For Lemon Grass Tea
1/2 cup lemongrass (hare chai ki patti) , finely chopped
1/2 cup mint leaves (pudina) , finely chopped
1 tsp tea powder (chai ki patti)
jaggery (gur) to taste
Method
For lemon grass tea
To make lemongrass tea, combine the lemon grass, mint leaves and jaggery with 5 cups of water in a pan and bring it to a boil.
Lower the flame and simmer till it reduces to about 3 cups.
Remove from the flame, add the tea powder, cover and allow it to infuse for a few minutes.
Strain the lemongrass tea and serve hot.
Lemon Grass Tea recipe with step by step photos
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lemon grass tea | fresh lemongrass tea | lemongrass and mint tea | is a herby drink made with fresh lemon grass and mint leaves. Jaggery works as the sweetner in the recipe, it lifts the taste of the recipe. All the ingredients are mixed together boiled and then strained. If you like this recipe below are the links of similar beverage recipes;
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lemon grass tea | fresh lemongrass tea | lemongrass and mint tea | is a herby drink made with fresh lemon grass and mint leaves. Jaggery works as the sweetner in the recipe, it lifts the taste of the recipe. All the ingredients are mixed together boiled and then strained. If you like this recipe below are the links of similar beverage recipes;
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- To make lemon grass tea | fresh lemongrass tea | lemongrass and mint tea |, wash and cut lemon grass into small pieces using a scissor.
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Also, we will be using some mint leaves in this fresh lemongrass tea recipe, so remove them from the stem.
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Wash and finely chop the mint leaves. Keep aside.
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Pour 5 cups of water.
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To make the fresh lemongrass tea, in a saucepan, take the lemon grass. Lemon grass has calming properties and helps relieve stress and insomnia.
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Add mint leaves. Same with pudina, they have been picked, washed and then added to the lemon grass tea. These help in detoxification and cleansing.
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Add jaggery for sweetness. Jaggery can be swapped with any organic sugar or honey. To enhance the flavour of your cup of lemongrass tea, you can also add green tea leaves, lemon juice, ginger root.
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Mix well and bring it to a boil.
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Lower the flame and simmer till it reduces to about 3 cups. The flavours will infused and the leaves would steep & become aromantic.
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- Remove from the flame, add the tea powder. These are optional and you can skip if you don’t want caffeine in your tea recipe.
- Cover and allow it to infuse for a few minutes.
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Strain the lemon grass tea | fresh lemongrass tea | lemongrass and mint tea | into a cup.
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Serve the lemon grass tea hot.
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- Covering the pan with a lid is important. The lid will seal the pan and will not let the aroma escape.
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Jaggery can be replaced with honey. But add honey after straining the tea.
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Grated ginger is also a good addition to the lemon grass tea.
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Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 11 cal |
| Protein | 0.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 2.3 g |
| Fiber | 0.5 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 0.5 mg |
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Baby Gupta
Jan. 24, 2021, 3:53 a.m.
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Riya Singh
Aug. 23, 2020, 11:24 p.m.
Tarla Dalal
Aug. 23, 2020, 11:24 p.m.
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Gurudatt
July 30, 2020, 11:33 a.m.
Fantastic delicious
Tarla Dalal
July 30, 2020, 11:33 a.m.
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keerthi
June 20, 2016, 5:21 p.m.
heyy tried this recipe, it was amazingg :))
Ravindra patil
June 17, 2016, 8:04 p.m.
Tarla Dalal
June 17, 2016, 8:04 p.m.
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VarunP
June 13, 2016, 3:58 p.m.
Simple, straightforward and to the point. Thank you aunty ji. Lot of other videos and websites failed to elaborate what part of the plant to take for the tea, leaves or stock, you nailed it. Thank you very much, love you :)
Shyamasree
May 20, 2016, 5:14 p.m.
johanne muza
Oct. 6, 2015, 2:58 p.m.
Tapan kumar raj
July 27, 2015, 9:39 a.m.
Splendy
May 21, 2015, 8:12 p.m.
I just boiled the lemon grass I took it with ginger am having much headache ,hope it will stop my fever and cold
Bulbul-Ghosh
May 10, 2015, 12:45 p.m.
I have tried this recipe. I added palm candy instead of sugar/jaggery.
Rose
Feb. 14, 2015, 6 p.m.
Ilemongrass tea helped me sleep like a baby. I love it.
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