Agua de Jamaica/Jamaica tea

Name: Agua de Jamaica/Jamaica tea
Total time: 540 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 4 fresh hibiscus flowers; 1/2 Juice of lemon; 1 tablespoon dried lemongrass; 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder (Gives an amazing flavour and scent); 1 tablespoon mint; as per your taste Honey, maple syrup, sugar or any other natural sweetener; as required Ginger, cardamom etc; as Ice, if you want to make it an iced tea

Niranjana @cook_Niranjana

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This recipe is very much healthy and I made this with fresh hibiscus flowers from my garden when they were in season. Rich in Vitamin C and antioxidants. Also Called Karkade tea, Hibiscus tea or Jamaica Tea. It has a sour tart taste like cranberries. Slightly sweet and very refreshing.

Niranjana @cook_Niranjana

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Ingredients

6-9 mins

2 people

1 cupwater
4fresh hibiscus flowers
1/2 Juice of lemon
Optional ingredients for extra flavour(according to your taste)
1 tablespoondried lemongrass
1/4 tspcinnamon powder (Gives an amazing flavour and scent)
1 tablespoonmint
as per your tasteHoney, maple syrup, sugar or any other natural sweetener
as requiredGinger, cardamom etc
asIce, if you want to make it an iced tea

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Steps

6-9 mins

1

Remove the calyx or the green part from which the flower is attached to the plant. Also remove the stamen, the part from which the seeds are attached. Wash the petals well and add them in a pot.
2

Boil the water and once it comes to a boil, pour it over the petals. Or you could also boil them together.
3

Add the optional ingredients according to your taste and mix them well. Cover the pot and let the colour from the flowers steep into the water. If you are making iced tea, put ice in the bottom of the glass and pour the mixture over it.
4

Steep for 10 - 12 minutes and strain the tea.