This tea is refreshing, a thirst quencher and nutritious too. Longan contains niacin which aids metabolism, keep the digestive system healthy and very soothing and calming effect on the nervous system. It's obtainable from chinese medicall hall.
In case the pandan leaves are not available, do omit them since these are for fragrance only.
INGREDIENTS
4 cups water
1/2 teaspoon tea leaves
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 pandan leaves - tie into a knot
2 slices ginger
2 tablespoons dried longan - wash and drain
METHOD
1. Boil 2 cups water, sugar, ginger and pandan leaves. After sugar is dissolved add longan, continue boiling until longan expands. Remove from heat.
2. Boil another 2 cups of water adding the tea leaves, let boil for 5 minutes. Strain into a jug.
3. Combine together the tea and the longan syrup, stir well.
4. Pour into a glass to serve.
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4 comments:
I have hot tea every afternoon. I will try your tea it looks very good. Thank you for sharing and you have a great week.
Miz Helen...Glad that you love tea. You should try this tea, it has different taste altogether, do let me know once you've tried it..
We love tea here--This will be interesting to try. I've looked at some of you other recipes and I think I need to try some of them, too. Thank you...Merry CHRISTmas!
Pamela...Thanks for stopping by. Hope you will try my recipes and let me know how they turn out...
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