COOKING HOUR: Ginger Tea

Ginger Tea is an aromatic soothing concoction of freshly brewed tea with the flavour of ginger. Ginger Tea is a very popular Indian beverage that can be enjoyed with or without milk and can be made in less than 15 minutes. How to make Ginger Tea is explained in this post with detailed instructions & video.

Ginger Tea is also known as Adrak chai or Adrakwali chai is a bliss & rejuvenates you mood and energy. Ginger tea can be had anytime and it is more soothing during winters.

About Ginger Tea

Generally tea is made with decoction using tea powder and water. In India, we love tea with milk than black tea. In this post, I have made the Ginger tea by making a tea decoction infused with ginger flavour and then simmering it with milk.

I make this Ginger Tea weekly twice and sometimes with variation by adding tulsi, cardamom etc. I am sharing 2 versions of Ginger Tea – one the regular Ginger team and another one flavoured additionally with cardamom.

Benefits of Ginger Tea

Benefits of Ginger Tea are listed below for your awareness so that we can make ginger tea often.

Ginger Tea help fight the flu, common cold, cough and reduce nausea
The antioxidant properties of Ginger helps to prevent heart diseases and symptoms of ageing, reduces inflammation & swelling
Ginger Tea speeds up digestion and beneficial for people with chronic stomach discomfort
Ginger lowers blood sugar levels and improve various heart disease risk factors
Ginger appears to be very effective against menstrual pain along with fenugreek when taken at the beginning of the menstrual period
Ginger tea balances cholesterol level and also has protective effects against cancer

How to make Best Ginger Tea?

Brewing the perfect cup of tea comes by experience. During my earlier days I always end up adding more milk or more water, the boil was not enough so on and so forth. But after few trials and learnings got the knack to make perfect tea. Over the years what I have learnt is making the tea decoction perfect and boiling for the right time is the key to making tea perfectly. Therefore stick to the measures and tips given here.

Ginger Tea Ingredients

Ginger: Use fresh ginger for a more flavourful tea. Ginger should be peeled, cut into small pieces and then crushed with mortar and pestle.
Cardamom : Crushed cardamom or cardamom powder is used for this recipe
Milk: Milk is optional in Ginger Tea based on your preference. If you are using milk, toned regular milk is the best – however full cream milk also could be used. Use same quantity of milk that we had used water to make decoction.

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Ginger Tea

Course Snack

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings

Calories

Author Sharmilee J

Ingredients

1 cup water
1 cup milk
2 tsp tea powder
1 heaped tsp ginger
1 no small cardamom
1.5 tsp sugar

Instructions

To begin with heat and boil water. Add crushed ginger and cardamom.
Let it boil for few mins.
Then add tea powder.
Boil for 5 mins.Make tea decotion ready first.
Afterwards add milk to it.
Mix it well.
Let the ginger tea come to rolling boil.
Swirl the pan and add sugar. Then give a good mix.
Allow for a quick short boil.However do not boil for more time at this stage otherwise it will alter the taste.
Pour to strain.
Finally strain and discard the remains.
adrak chai ready. Pour into chai glass and serve soon!
Serve ginger tea with biscuits,pakoras or any crispy snack!

Video

Notes

Use freshly crushed ginger for best flavour. This ginger measure I have given will be fine however you can even increase it if you like more strong ginger flavour.
Let ginger infuse well for a more stronger flavour of ginger tea.
Add milk only after the tea concotion is boiled well.
I have added 1:1 water:milk ratio but feel free to adjust according to your preference.
I wanted ginger flavour to be dominant so added cardamom as such. But if you like you can crush cardamom and add it.
Use metal fine holed strainer.

How to make Ginger Tea

1.To begin with heat and boil water. Add crushed ginger and cardamom.

2.Let it boil for few mins.

3.Then add tea powder.

4.Boil for 5 mins.Make tea decotion ready first.

5.Afterwards add milk to it.

6.Mix it well.

7.Let the tea come to rolling boil.

8.Swirl the pan and add sugar. Then give a good mix

9.Allow for a quick short boil.However do not boil for more time at this stage otherwise it will alter the taste.

10.Pour to strain.

11.Finally strain and discard the remains.

12.Adrak chai ready. Pour into chai glass and serve hot!

Serve it with biscuits,pakoras or any crispy snack!

Expert Tips

Use freshly crushed ginger for best flavour. This ginger measure I have given will be fine however you can even increase it if you like more strong ginger flavour.
Let ginger infuse well for a more stronger flavour of the tea.
Add milk only after the tea concotion is boiled well.
I have added 1:1 water:milk ratio but feel free to adjust according to your preference.
I wanted ginger flavour to be dominant so added cardamom as such. But if you like you can crush cardamom and add it.
Use metal fine holed strainer.

Variations

You can make this tea with or without milk. Feel free to skip milk and have it as black tea.
For vegan option skip milk and replace it with almond milk or soya milk or cashew milk.
Furthermore add more spices like cloves and cinnamon for a more strong flavour like masala chai.
For winter season you can add tulsi leaves to this tea. It gives a soothing feel also prevents from catching cold often.

Serving Suggestion

Serve ginger chai with any tea time snack especially any deep fried crispy snack such as samosa, vada would be apt with this tea.
Plain marie biscuits with tea is a match made in heaven.

FAQ’s

1.What is Ginger tea?

Ginger tea isan aromatic soothing concoction of freshly brewed tea with the flavour of ginger.

2.How to make Ginger Tea?

First crush ginger using a hand mortar and pestle or you can grate it too. Crush cardamom also.
Boil water then add crushed ginger and cardamom to it, let it boil well until flavours are infused well.
Add tea powder mix well, let it boil for 5 mins.

Then add milk allow for a rolling boil, swirl the pan then add sugar mix well and switch off. Strain and Serve hot!

3.How long should I boil ginger tea?

Before milk is added boil from 5 to 10 mins also for the flavours to infuse well. If you like your tea to be of strong flavour then boil for 10 mins with ginger, cardamom and tea powder. After adding milk just a rolling boil will be perfect, do not boil for more time.

4.How do I make Ginger Tea without milk?

First crush ginger using a hand mortar and pestle or you can grate it too.
Boil water then add crushed ginger to it, let it boil well until flavours are infused well.
Add tea powder mix well, let it boil for 5 mins.
Add sugar (if you prefer it with sugar) and mix welland switch off. Strain and Serve hot!

5.Is it mandatory to add cardamom in this recipe?

No – I have added cardamom for additional flavour. Choose to skip based on your preference.

Lemon Ginger Tea

Lemon Ginger Tea is a very soothing and refreshing drink. Lets get on to learn how to make Lemon Ginger Tea.

I have read/heard that hotwater + lemon + honey when had in empty stomach helps in weight reduction.I have already posted ginger tea with milk….this tea is a variation without milk. Hang on with this simple recipe until I am back next week with few interesting recipes…yes thats a promise.

Lemon Ginger Tea

Ginger tea with lemon and honey is a very soothing and refreshing drink. Lets get on to learn how to make ginger tea with lemon and honey.

Course Drinks

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Calories

Author Sharmilee J