How To Make Gud Ki Chai: Consumption of jaggery is considered healthy, which not only gives sweet taste but is also full of many medicinal properties. Jaggery tea helps in keeping the body warm, giving energy and fighting diseases.
Jaggery contains plenty of iron, which increases hemoglobin. People suffering from anemia should drink this tea every morning or afternoon so that anemia is removed and energy remains in the body.
Jaggery keeps digestion healthy, which keeps away problems like constipation and gas.
The antioxidants and minerals present in it protect against cold and cough caused by changing weather.
Jaggery is a natural source of iron, which compensates for the lack of blood in the body. Eating a handful of gram and jaggery daily provides iron to the body, which increases hemoglobin.
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Jaggery also helps in body detox. It helps in removing harmful toxins from the body and liver.
Compared to sugar, jaggery gives energy to the body for a longer period of time and keeps the body warm from inside. Therefore, jaggery tea will help in keeping you energetic during the rainy season.
To make tea, you first have to boil water. Put a cup of water in a vessel and keep it to boil. While the water is boiling, prepare the masala. For this, add basil leaves, black pepper, green cardamom and a piece of ginger in a mortar and pound it well. This masala will add warmth and great taste to the tea.
When the water boils, it’s time to add all the ingredients into it. You have to add jaggery, tea leaves and crushed spices. Here people make the mistake of adding milk immediately and not allowing the jaggery to cook. Let the jaggery melt well and it is very important to let it boil.
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Adding cold milk causes the temperature of the tea to drop suddenly and the tea curdles. In such a situation, place the vessel on another gas and heat a cup of milk. You have to heat the milk till it boils, then add the milk to the tea. After adding hot milk it will start boiling immediately. After boiling for 2 minutes the tea can be filtered. If you want strong tea, you can boil it for 3 to 4 minutes. Even after boiling so much the tea will not curdle.
