During the Covid-19 pandemic, choosing healthy drinks to boost immunity is very important. Moreover, Indonesia has a variety of spices that are nutritious and beneficial for the body.
Various types of herbal ingredients that are believed to be healthy for the body. From vegetables to spices, Indonesia always has a natural way of maintaining health.
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Empon-empon is one type of Indonesian cooking ingredients that are often used by the people of the island of Java. Derived from the word “empu” aka rhizome, the plants included in the empon-empon category are none other than ginger, turmeric, ginger, kencur, and various other familiar ingredients. Kesehatan Tubuh dan Jiwa
During this pandemic, empon-empon are often used as herbal ingredients which are believed to increase immunity and cure minor ailments. Want to try? Here are the recipes, summarized on Friday (25/6/2021). Kesehatan Tubuh
1 Spice Ginger Tea
Material:
- 400g roasted ginger, peeled, bruised
- 1.500ml water
- 2 cm cinnamon. Kesehatan Jiwa
- 2 cloves
- 2 grains of cardamom
- 2 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 sachets of teabags
How to make:
1 Bring the water to a boil, add the ginger, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon. Stir over low heat until fragrant. vitamin dan suplemen
2 Strain and take the water only, add sugar and honey to taste. Stir well.
3 Add the tea bags and stir until the tea dissolves, the spiced ginger tea is ready to be enjoyed.
2 Wedang Ginger Turmeric
Material:
- Ginger
- Turmeric
- Lime
- Honey
How to make:
1 Clean the ginger and turmeric, then boil but do not boil.
2 Once warm, mix the lime juice and honey. Stir until mixed.
Pour into a glass, drink while warm.
3 Wedang Cloves Anti Cough phlegm
Material:
- 1 tsp clove
- 3 star anise / deaf
- 250-300 ml of water
- Honey to taste
How to make:
1 Heat water in a saucepan, then brew cloves and star anise.
2 Once warm, add honey. Wedang is ready to be enjoyed.
4 Wedang Mix Empon
Material:
- 150 g ginger
- 100 g of ginger
- 150 ml of water
- Turmeric to taste
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 pandan leaf
- 5 tbsp brown/white sugar
- enough kencur
- 2 lemongrass stalks
How to make:
1 Clean and chop all ingredients, then boil until boiling.
2 Strain the cooking water into a glass
3 When it is warm, wedang is ready to drink.
5 Malang Apple Empon Mix
Material:
- 1/4 kg of garlic
- 1/2 kg of red ginger
- 1/2 kg of Malang apple
- 3/4 cup lemon juice
- 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 6 glasses of water
- 1 cup honey
How to make:
1 Blend all ingredients except honey until smooth.
2 After blending, cook all ingredients. Stir until boiling.
3 Wait until cool, strain and pour into bottles. Add honey. Drink 3×3 tsp per day.