Make Tonic Tea at Home to Ease Cold and Sore Throat
This season, if you look around you, you will see that many people, young and old, are suffering from cold, cough, fever and sore throat. Medicines, syrups and spiced water are being consumed in abundance. However, to get relief from cold and cough this season, you can make and drink a special kind of tea. Chef Afroza Khanam Mukta has sent you the recipe and pictures of tonic tea.
Ingredients
Bay leaves 2 to 3, cardamom 4, cinnamon 3 pieces, cloves 5 to 6, black pepper 5 to 6, a pinch of bitter gourd, 5 to 6 basil leaves, a teaspoon of honey, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, a tablespoon of grated ginger, jaggery to taste, three cups of water.
Method
Pour water into the pot. When the water dries up to half, add all the ingredients together. Then cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Now pour it into a tea cup and strain it. When it cools down a bit, serve this tonic tea with lemon juice and honey.
