Chrysanthemum tea can be found in almost all the Chinese restaurants or eateries. Now you can make it on your own. This tea is really easy to brew and what more it comes with countless medicinal values too. Chrysanthemum tea known for curing, headache,sore throat,beating sunstroke and heatiness. This tea is a good thirst quencher thus, an ideal tea for summer.
I always brew chrysanthemum tea for my family. It only takes five minutes to serve a healthy concoction instead of stirring some cordials or bottled juices with added preservatives. I get my chrysanthemum supply from a Chinese medicine shop near my parents house. Comes in prepacked and all that i need is to throw some of the flowers into a boiling water,steep,filter and drink. I love my tea warm and the household loves it chilled thus, i dump in the fridge for an hour and serve. Take time and indulge in the floral aroma of the chrysanthemum tea
Ingredients
22-25 pieces dried chrysanthemum flowers
4 cups water
1/2 cup rock sugar(adjust as per taste)
Methods
In a pot, bring water to boil and add rock sugar. Cook till sugar dissolved by stirring occasionally
Add the dried chrysanthemum flowers, stir an remove from heat. Cover with lid and steep for 5 minutes.
Strain and serve hot or chilled
Notes
- Rock sugar can be found in any Asian market, u can subsitute with white granulated sugar
- Dried chrysanthemum flowers sold in most chinese medicine shop
- Do not discard the boiled chrysanthemum flowers, add hot water into the pot to get a less strong brew
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