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Fasting Tea

This is a great tea to have while fasting or doing a cleanse. It helps ignite the digestive fire, digest up toxic residue (ama) and hydrates.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings: 1 litre
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 litre water
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • 2 tsp fresh root ginger, chopped (or 1 tsp fresh root ginger juice)
  • 3 pods cardamom (discard the pods and loosely grind the seeds)

Method
 

  1. Mix everything and gently heat in a pan
  2. Remove from the heat just before it boils and leave to steep for a further 10 minutes
  3. Filter and drink or keep warm in a flask to consume throughout the day