Mira Manek's Ayurvedic kadha chai

Name: Mira Manek's Ayurvedic kadha chai
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Ingredients: 2 cloves; 1 cinnamon stick; 3 black peppercorns; fresh ginger grated or chopped into pieces; tulsi leaves (holy basil); 2 ½ cups water; 2 tsp jaggery or honey

Published: May 13, 2024 at 2:25 PM

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Serves 2

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Learn about the healing properties of this soothing, traditional Ayurvedic mixture of herbs and spices from Ayurveda health expert Mira Manek

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This Ayurvedic kadha chai recipe is extracted from Mira Manek's book, The Book of Chai (£14.09, Headline). Now try our iced chai latte and spiced apple dirty chai latte. Check out our best chai recipes for more inspiration.

Ingredients

2 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
3 black peppercorns
fresh ginger

grated or chopped into pieces
tulsi leaves (holy basil)
2 ½ cups water
2 tsp jaggery or honey

Method

step 1

Heat a saucepan, then add the cloves, cinnamon, pepper, ginger and tulsi leaves and dry-roast on a low heat for around 30 seconds. Add the water and salt, mix well and heat on a medium heat for around 10 minutes (the water will reduce down a little). Strain the mixture into a large mug or two cups, add the jaggery or honey and mix well. Enjoy while hot!

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