Adding Flavours to your refreshing cup of Tea

A freshly made, hot cup of tea is known to perk you up and make you feel relaxed. Over the years, I have experimented with adding a few natural ingredients to give my daily cup of tea a special flavour that I love. Here are my suggestions....

1. Lemon Grass Tea - Gives you a very soft and fresh flavour. Take a couple of strands of lemon grasss, roll it into a bundle and add to the water when you boil it for making tea. Once the water comes to boil, continue to let it boil for five minutes on low flame till the water has a yellowish tinge. Put tea leaves in a tea pot and pour boiling water over it. Close the lid and cover with teacosy for a few minutes. After which stir the tea in the pot with a spoon, and pour. Add milk and sugar to taste. 2. Mint Tea - Mint leaves added to tea give you a new level of freshness. Wash a few mint leaves and place in a teapot to which you add boiling water and tea leaves. Cover and let it rests for a few minutes. After which stir and pour.

3. Ginger Tea - Ideal for wet mansoon days or when you are feeling dull and lethargic or have a headache. Peel and crush one-inch piece of ginger and add to water and boil for five minutes before putting into the pot with tea leaves. Follow same procedure of allowing it to rest for few minutes and then pour out into cups.

4. Other natural ingredients that can be added to tea include cardamom, saffron.