Ginger Tea Recipe (How To Make Ginger Tea for Aid Reflux)
This warm and cozy Ginger Tea, made with fresh root of gingers, is a traditional refreshing drink that helps you have a bright start to your day! If you are looking for a natural remedy for acid reflux or heartburn, this recipe of Ginger tea made in two ways, is surely your best option!
Equipment
- 1 Pan Steel
- 1 Tea strainer
- 1 grater
Ingredients
For Lemon Ginger Tea Without Milk
- 2.5 cups water
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger root grated
- 1 teaspoon sugar maple syrup or honey can be added as well
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice freshly squeezed
For Ginger Tea With Milk
- 2.5 cups water
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger from fresh ginger root
- 1.5 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tsp tea leaves
- 1 cup milk
Instructions
For Lemon Ginger Tea Without Milk
- While the water is boiling in pot, wash, peel and grate ginger.
- To the water in pan, add grated ginger, sugar. Let it boil for 2-3 min on slow flame.
- You may serve the fresh ginger tea (You may skip sieving if you like ginger chunks in the tea) by adding a few drops of lemon juice. Let it be covered for 5 min or so and have it warm.
For The Ginger Tea With Milk
- In a large pan, boil water. While water is boiling, grate washed and peel ginger root. Add it to the water along with sugar. Let it boil for a min on slow flame.
- To the boiling ginger water, add tea leaves and let it boil on slow flame for about 1-2min.Add milk. Make sure to sieve milk or else there would be a layer of oil (that comes from cream of milk) floating over your tea , unless you like it. Let it boil on full flame and immediately slow the flame and let it boil on simmer for 2-5 min.
- The hot and delicious Ginger tea with Milk is ready. Serve it hot with a cookie or rusk and enjoy!
Notes
- For making tea with milk, make sure to add milk after the water has been boiled with ginger. Adding milk before water has boiled with ginger may spoil the tea if milk curdles.
- Let the lemon ginger tea be covered for a few minutes (5-10 min) to absorb all the flavor and have it warm.
- While one may use dried ginger, the best results are seen with freshly grated ginger root.
- The calories mentioned below are for Lemon Ginger Tea. The calories for Ginger Tea with Milk are 70 per serving.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving size: 1 cup | |
| Servings: 2 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 11 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 0.1g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 10mg | 0% |
| Total Carbohydrate 2.7g | 1% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.1g | 0% |
| Total Sugars 2.1g | |
| Protein 0.1g | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Calcium 10mg | 1% |
| Iron 0mg | 1% |
| Potassium 18mg | 0% |
| *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice. | |