Herbal green tea (chai) - home made recipe

There’s nothing nicer on a cold midwinter’s day than a soothing cup of herbal tea. But besides being a tasty, warming, caffeine-free pick-me-up, herbal tea has lots of wonderful health benefits.
Nature Cure or naturopathy is gradually emerging as the most popular mode of preventive healthcare as well as that of therapeutic cure.

Difference between herbal green tea & black tea
 
Our traditional morning cup of tea or the high tea we have in the evening is made from leaves of Camellia sinensis, also known as the tea bush. Herbal tea, on the other hand, is actually an infusion of herbs or flowers and the correct name for it is tisane.

 For more than thousands of years herbal teas have been lauded for their medicinal properties. Today, more and more people are taking to drinking tisanes since it helps to relax and revive them. Also, it makes for a healthier option as compared to the caffeine high coffee or tea.

Although there are herbal teabags available quite easily in supermarkets, it’s always more fun to make your own infusion at home with leaves, berries, herbs or flowers of your choice. 

 In case you are using leaves, take no more than 1 tablespoon per cup and make sure you tear the leaves finely. Infuse them in boiling water for about 10 minutes but if you prefer a stronger flavor, let it stand for longer.

When it comes to roots, such as liquorice or ginger or cinnamon sticks you will have to simmer them for slightly longer, about 15 minutes or so, in order to extract their flavor. Same goes for seeds such as aniseed or caraway seeds. Once you have an infusion to your liking, you can add a little honey or sugar according to taste.


Ingredients

2 cup water
2 tsp  sugar ,
ginger,
gavti chaha (lemon grass sticks) 2-3 sticks,
pudina 5-6 leaves
tulsi leaves  5-6 leaves
1/4 lemon juice
1 tsp tea powder (you can use green tea bags or normal black tea  or loose green tea )

Method :

1.Take 2 cups of water in sauce pan & add sugar .

2.Once water starts to boil add ginger gavti chaha (lemon grass sticks)
pudina , tulsi leaves.

3.Give tea a nice boil .

4.Lastly add   half spoon tea powder give a quick boil say for 1 minute and switch off gas .(NOTE :after adding tea powder do not boil much as tea will turn green .

5.Next squeeze 1/4 lemon juice & enjoy this herbal geen tea made at home


Tips

1.You can drink this green tea as many times as you want to stay young & rejuvanated.
 
 2.you can add pepper,cinamom,fennel seeds to above tea


Popular herbal teas and their benefits:

 •Chamomile tea: Chamomile tea is a well known sedative and it helps relieve anxiety. Due to its sleep promoting qualities it is usually preferred by people suffering from insomnia.

 •Ginger Tea: For those who suffer from car sickness, ginger tea can help. It also aids digestion, eases flatulence, and relieves nausea.

 •Ginseng Tea: For several centuries, ginseng was considered some sort of a miracle herb in China. Today, various studies have revealed the rich medicinal properties of this root, making it one of the most preferred herbal teas.

 •Peppermint Tea: Peppermint is more than a popular flavor for mouth fresheners. It relaxes your muscles, aids digestion, and relieves flatulence and stomach cramps. Of course, it tastes great too.

 •Cinnamon Tea: Cinnamon tea is usually a seasonal drink had in winters to warm the body. It also lowers blood sugar and cholesterol. You can have cinnamon tea as a tisane or pour cinnamon-flavored water on regular teabag and allow it to infuse for a couple of minutes.

Extensive herbal green tea studies and research have confirmed that Green tea can greatly help people with many medical conditions including (but not limited to):

High Blood Pressure
 Diabetes
 Cancer
 Alzheimer’s Disease
 Obesity
 High Cholesterol
 And many other medical conditions