Ingredients
Scale
500 ml water
1 thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger, sliced
3–4 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
1 bay leaf
Optional: 1 teaspoon honey or a squeeze of lemon juice
Instructions
Bring 500 ml water to a boil in a saucepan.
Add ginger, cloves, cinnamon stick, and bay leaf.
Reduce heat and simmer for 10–15 minutes to let the flavors infuse.
Strain into a cup and enjoy warm, preferably before breakfast.
Notes
For extra flavor, try adding orange peel, cardamom, or rose petals. Serve hot in winter or chilled over ice in summer.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Herbal Infusion
- Diet: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 5
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 3mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg