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Healing Ayurvedic Teas

Spice teas or brews with no caffeine are a wonderful way to heal from small illnesses like a throat ache or belly ache. They work at resetting our body in a way that no other food does. They will probably not taste very good the first time but they will feel good in your body, we promise you that!

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Cook Time

25 Minutes

Serves

4

Directions

Step 1

Place ingredients in a kettle or press pot and pour in roughly 6 cups of boiling water. Let the tea steep for 20 to 25 minutes. Enjoy.

Notes & Variations

The beauty of these infusions is that you can mix and match to personal tastes.
The infusions can turn a touch bitter if left for a long time.
If you are OK with the bitter (like I am), pour more hot water over the mixture 2 to 3 times over.

Ingredients

Chest Healing Tea:

4 to 5 green cardamom pods

5 to 6 whole cloves

8 to 10 whole black peppercorns

Few sprigs of oregano and/or kari leaves

1 teaspoon dry ground ginger

Belly Healing Tea:

Few sprigs fresh mint

1 teaspoon whole ajwain seeds

Pinch of asafetida

1 teaspoon fennel seeds

2 to 3 slices unpeeled fresh ginger

Best taken 30 minutes after a meal

Cooling Tea:

1 tablespoon fennel seeds

1 tablespoon coriander seeds

Few sprigs of mint

Few threads of saffron

Great for hot summers!

Step 1

Place ingredients in a kettle or press pot and pour in roughly 6 cups of boiling water. Let the tea steep for 20 to 25 minutes. Enjoy.

Chest Healing Tea:

4 to 5 green cardamom pods

5 to 6 whole cloves

8 to 10 whole black peppercorns

Few sprigs of oregano and/or kari leaves

1 teaspoon dry ground ginger

Belly Healing Tea:

Few sprigs fresh mint

1 teaspoon whole ajwain seeds

Pinch of asafetida

1 teaspoon fennel seeds

2 to 3 slices unpeeled fresh ginger

Best taken 30 minutes after a meal

Cooling Tea:

1 tablespoon fennel seeds

1 tablespoon coriander seeds

Few sprigs of mint

Few threads of saffron

Great for hot summers!

Notes & Variations

The beauty of these infusions is that you can mix and match to personal tastes.
The infusions can turn a touch bitter if left for a long time.
If you are OK with the bitter (like I am), pour more hot water over the mixture 2 to 3 times over.

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Aromatic Masala Dabba

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A handmade spice box containing chai masala, fennel seeds, coriander seeds, whole black peppercorns, whole green cardamom pods with a few black cardamom pods, garam masala, mace pods and nutmeg.

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Aromatic Masala Dabba

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A handmade spice box containing chai masala, fennel seeds, coriander seeds, whole black peppercorns, whole green cardamom pods with a few black cardamom pods, garam masala, mace pods and nutmeg.

Saffron Box (with Saffron)

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Crafted brass box with saffron.

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