Try These Refreshing Ginger Lemon Tea Variations

Picture yourself atop a mountain as the chilly breeze lingers for a bit on your face. Which beverage are you holding? We bet it’s tea! There are so many types of tea all over the world - multiple varieties for multiple seasons. If it’s summer, the go-to tea would probably be an iced tea, if it’s winters, you would probably benefit from warming up with a hot cup of ginger lemon tea. The milk tea is an evergreen tea that Indians love to have, regardless of the season. There’s a type of tea for every body’s individual liking. However, the ginger lemon tea in particular is rampant with health benefits. 

Celebrities can often be spotted enjoying this yummy beverage while shooting in the mountains and quite recently it was Fatima Sana Shaikh who posted a photo of her mug  of ginger lemon tea to Instagram. The ginger lemon tea is quite versatile, meaning that with certain ingredient tweaks, it could be enjoyed in any season. A lot of times, a simple ingredient tweak in the recipe can reform the beverage significantly in taste and temperature. If you love ginger lemon tea and are looking to make it more interesting, you must try these recipes out: 

Ginger lemon iced tea with pineapple juice  

Ingredients: 

1. 3 tea bags 
2. 1/4 cup lemon juice
3. 1/4 cup honey
4. 1 inch piece of ginger
5. Ice cubes
6. Lemon slices
7. 1/4 cup of pineapple juice 

Method: 

1. Boil some water in a pot.  
2. Add the tea bags and the ginger to the boiling hot water.
3. Dip the tea bags multiple times and let the tea brew for 7 to 10 mins.
4. Remove the tea bags, and add honey and lemon juice and stir well. 
5. Fill a glass with ice cubes and a few lemon slices and pour the hot tea over these ice cubes.
6. Next add 1/4 cup of pineapple juice to the brewed tea and enjoy the drink.
   

Ginger lemon apple ice tea 

Ingredients:

1. ¾ cup green tea
2. 4 apples
3. 1 lemon
4. Grated ginger

Method: 

1. Juice the apples and the lemon with the ginger
2. Add the green tea
3. Add crushed ice and enjoy this refreshing drink.

Green Tea and cardamom infused lemon ginger tea 

Ingredients: 

1. Green tea leaves
2. Cardamom 
3. Ginger 
4. Lemon 

Method: 

1. Boil some water in a pot.  
2. Add green tea leaves, cardamom and the ginger to the boiling hot water and let it boil for about five minutes. 
3. Sieve through the green tea leaves, and add honey and lemon juice and stir well. 
4. Enjoy the drink and feel free to add more honey if needed.