{Recipe}Ginger Tulsi Tea

Ginger and Tulsi always been known to cure several respiratory problems, it also strengthens our immunity. Tulsi or Holy Basil and ginger have many other health benefits too when mixed with other ingredients like honey, turmeric.. 

So if at all your day starts with having your favourite cup of Tea, these medicinal ingredients (Ginger and Tulsi) will boost your energy level throughout the day. If you don't prefer milk then always can have milder version of Ginger Tulsi black Tea. Today's blog will summarize recipe in small video. 

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Servings 4

Total Preparation Time : 10 min

Total Cooking Time : 7-8 Min

Author : Ispolina Silveira

Ingredients

3 Cups of Water

1 & 1/2 Table spoon Tea powder

3 Table spoon Sugar

1 Tsp Grated Ginger

10 Tulsi /Holy Basil Leaves

3 Cardamom Crushed

Milk

Step Wise Preparation

1.Keep the 3 cup if water to heat, later add crushed Ginger, Tulsi and cardamoms crushed .

2.Once water starts to boil add tea powder and sugar. Allow it to boil on medium flame for about 3-4 min.

3.Then add hot milk  to the boiling tea and again allow it to boil for 3-4 min or boil until you get the perfect colour for the Tea.:)

4.And there you get your perfect Ginger Tulsi strong Milk Tea. Best way to your enjoy with your favourite childhood biscuits Parle-G.

Note:

• Always add or reduce Tea Powder or Sugar as per you taste.
• Make sure to ad always hot milk to the tea.
• Make sure you boil the Tea well after adding Milk.

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Goan Doce /Doce De Grao

In Portuguese Doce means Sweet and Grao means grain/seed/bean . Doce is prepared in various ceremonies in Goa.Its part of Kuswar and is popular sweet dish prepared during Christmas. Goan Doce is a Diamond or square shape sweet dish prepared by using Chana ( split Bengal Gram),fresh coconut,sugar and Ghee. Its involves very less ingredients but requires lots of patience and energy while cooking.Its involves little similar process as Dodol . Its not only Christmas you get to eat Doce but its available in markets through out the year along withe Bibinca and Dodol. So lets begin with these sweet soft Doce in small batch.

Servings 60 pcs

Total Preparation Time : 6 hours

Cooking Time : 11/2 Hours

Ingredients

250 Gram Split Bengal Gram/Chana Dal

2 Coconut scrapped (take only white scrapped)

500 Gram of Granulated Sugar

1 Table spoon Ghee

1 Tsp Cardamom powder

1 Tsp Ghee for greasing

Method

1. Soak the Chana Dal for 3-4 hours.Then pressure cook until boil well and ground into fine paste as below.
   
2. Take the scrapped coconut and grind into fine paste.
   
3. In Deep pan add ground Chana dal,ground coconut ,sugar and start to cook.Soon you will see sugar melting and all mixture will turn into light yellow colour.
4. After cooking for around 30 to 40 min add ghee and cardamom powder and mix well.while it cook keep stirring.
5. Soon you will realise the stirring is harder and that indicates that doce mixture is into proper consistency.
6. cook until the mixture leaves the sides and bottom of pan and will form like dough.
7. Then on the clean kitchen slap apply ghee and pour the hot mixture and quickly spread well on surface with rolling pin.Take a fork and make these lines design jut on top lightly.
   
8. Cut into diamond shape or square shape and allow it dry overnight.
   
9. Once dried store in Air tight container.