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The winter season is sending chills down the subcontinent. And as you are all layered up on the outside, we’re here to give your insides a warm hug with our recipes for some Indian hot drinks for winters. Now you can cosy up on winter nights or kick start those dreary mornings with some refreshing hot beverages. Since these drinks have ingredients like cinnamon, ginger and cloves, they also keep your immunity strong and infectious ailments at bay. So, add these winter drinks to your daily diet to stay warm and nourished.
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This Kashmiri tea is a rich blend of saffron, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves along with dry fruits like cashew, dates or pine nuts. It is due to these nutritious ingredients that this hot winter drinks has numerous health benefits.
A cup of Kashmiri Kahwah can kick start your mornings by improving digestion and supplying freshness to your body. During winter, this tea can help strengthen your immune system against ailments and infections. Its rich aroma and antioxidants can help lower anxiety and reduce stress. You can prepare this healthy hot drink in under 15 minutes!
Another hot drink to make at home is everyone’s favourite, masala chai. Masala chai is a traditional winter drink in India that needs no introduction. Among many hot drinks for the winter season, a steaming cup of Masala Chai can turn dreadful lazy mornings into pleasant ones. Due to its rich taste and aroma, Masala Chai is extremely popular among other hot beverages in India. Ingredients like cardamom, ginger, clove and cinnamon are used in the preparation of this traditional beverage. The spices used lend anti-inflammatory properties to the chai that can boost your immunity. The use of clove and elaichi help fight high cholesterol levels and maintain healthy levels of blood pressure in the body. With our special masala chai recipe, you can easily enjoy a refreshing cup of tea at any point of the day with just a few minutes of preparation.
Honey ginger tea is a light blend of ginger flavours infused in water with added honey for sweetness and is must part of hot drinks list. Be it menstrual cramps or indigestion, this tea can help soothe many discomforts in your body thanks to its most important ingredient, ginger, which has anti-inflammatory properties. A cup of this aromatic tea can also improve blood circulation. Further, it also has a cathartic effect on towering stress and anxiety levels. Children can be given honey ginger tea when they have sore throats for instant relief.
While preparing honey ginger tea, make sure you boil ginger in water well enough for its flavour to be efficiently released. You can prepare this within 5-10 minutes and have it at any time of the day.
If you are searching for hot beverages that are easy to make, you can not miss the classic black tea. It is said that after water, tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world! Perhaps it all started when the first soothing cup of tea was prepared with aromatic leaves plopped in boiling water.
Black tea barely requires any preparation and has a lengthy list of benefits and is indeed one of the best winter drinks. The antioxidants in tea leaves are beneficial for the health of your heart and immune system. Such a healthy hot drink can be served as a welcome drink or be consumed at your leisure. If you are looking for an instant flush of goodness in your body why not try our recipe for this hot drink this winter season?
Obtained from evaporating the palm sap of sugarcanes, jaggery is extremely rich in iron. If you replace sugar with jaggery in your tea, it can do wonders for your digestive systems. The jaggery can also help to keep your body warm and fight off cold and cough infections in the winter season.
To make jaggery tea, you can boil a lump of jaggery with ginger in water. However, you must take care that the milk should be added as the last step and prevented from boiling to avoid curdling the milk. The rich sweetness of this tea will surely help you survive a tough winter with an ample supply of nutrients. So, reap the benefits of this healthy drinks for winter.
Amongst all Indian hot winter drinks on this list, noon chai is the most aesthetically pleasing one. Its vibrant pink colour is a treat to droopy eyes in search of a burst of freshness. Noon chai is a rich blend of rose water with cinnamon, cloves, black pepper, cardamom and saffron. This hot winter beverage finds its origins in the heavenly lands of Jammu and Kashmir.
As per Kashmiri folklore, this authentic chai has helped many to fight harsh winters. The rich contents of this chai also aid in digestion, heat burns and bloating. You can follow our recipe to make a warm cup of noon chai in under 15 minutes!
Better Butter’s recipe for hot chocolate brings two of our favourites- yummy Nutella spread and marshmallows together! If you want to keep kids warm and cozy with some hot drinks for winter, hot chocolate is a go-to.
While making hot chocolate, make sure to heat some milk and let the Nutella melt in it completely. This helps prevent the formation of lumps and evenly blends the chocolate in the milk. To top of this yummy treat, add some marshmallows that can melt in your mouth with this amazing hot beverage.
Follow our recipe to get your hands on some chocolatey hot winter drink in about 15 minutes!
Mulled Wine is a traditional drink that is loved during Christmas even in India. Made with rich red wine blended in aromatic spices, this special wine can be served as a hot beverage to add to the holiday cheer! You will need orange slices, cardamom, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon and cloves to kick start the preparation of the mulled wine. You can also add a few tablespoons of brandy to the mix and prepare your own armour against the biting cold and winter chills. Follow our recipe to prepare this special drink in about 30 minutes. Be ready to taste some irresistible wine this season.
Time and again, our grandmothers have emphasized the importance of drinking turmeric milk. Isn’t it? Turmeric milk is highly beneficial during the winter months as it helps in boosting the immune system and fighting against most of the incoming infections. It is thus advisable that you drink turmeric milk every night before going to bed.
Kadha is one such winter drink that is the powerhouse of nutrients. This healthy drink has even been recognized by Ayurveda and should be consumed by all. Kadha not only has immunity-boosting properties but drinking it can keep a number of diseases at bay. For making kadha, you simply need to boil natural herbs like Turmeric, Giloy and more in hot water. Doing so makes kadha a very healthy drink as these herbs and spices contain several essential nutrients to boost immunity.
Try these recipes in rotation as you cozy up through the new years and holidays! We hope the enlisted hot beverages leave you satisfied as you brave through long winter nights.
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