19 August 2020

Wedang Jahe

Ingredients :

  • 2 inches ginger
  • 100 gram palm sugar, shaved or roughly chopped
  • 1 lemongrass , bruised and knotted
  • 1 pandan leaf , knotted
  • 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns, crushed
  • 2 green cardamom pods, crushed
  • 4 cloves
  • • 500 ml water

Instructions :

  1. Dry frying the ginger until fragrant, chopped, and bruised.
  2. Add the ginger and the rest of the ingredients in a sauce pot. Bring to a boil, cover the pot, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes until fragrant and all sugar has dissolved.
  3. Turn off the heat and let steep while still covered for another 5 minutes.
  4. Strain into individual tea cups and served. Garnish with some lemongrass stalks (optional).