Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Lemongrass Tea Recipe is a vegan, vegetarian World beverages, breakfast made with simple everyday ingredients in about 20 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Beverages, Breakfast
- Cuisine: World
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1 piece or ¼ cup lemongrass stalk (– chopped)
- 2 tablespoons lemongrass leaves (– chopped, optional *check point no 1 in notes below)
- sugar (or preferred sweetener, add according to taste)
Method
- Rinse and prep the lemongrass stalk by removing outer hard layers and trimming the base. Lightly crush the stalk.
- Chop the stalk.
- Add the chopped lemongrass stalks to water in a saucepan and heat on medium until it comes to a boil.Note: Add any optional spices if using at this point, when the water comes to a boil.
- Once the water comes to a boil, simmer for 5 minutes for a light flavor or up to 10 minutes for a stronger infusion.
- Turn off the heat.
- Strain the tea into cups or a jar. Sweeten as needed and serve hot, warm, or chilled.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
