Cardamom Tea
Description: When feeling down make this warming tea Drink hot with a little milk twice a day to ward off coughs and colds. In the Middle East and Turkey, green cardamom powder is used as a spice for sweet dishes as well as traditional flavouring. In Arabic, cardamom is called al-Hayl. South Asia green cardamon is often used in traditional Indian sweets and in tea, or chai, a common ingredient in Indian cooking, and is often used in baking in Scandinavia.
Ingredients:
- 4 cardamom pods
- 4 black peppercorns
- 4 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 slices fresh ginger, quarter slices
- 2 tablespoons honey or 2 tablespoons sugar
- milk
Steps:
- Place all ingredients in 2 1/2 cups of water, heat, but do not boil, for half an hour and strain.
- Add honey and milk. Enjoy!
