Name: Herbal Spice Tea with Toasted Sesame–Walnut Mix
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: Water — 3⅓ cups (tea) (800 ml); Cinnamon — 1½-inch stick (1.5 g); Green cardamom — 4 pods (1 g); Ginger, fresh — 1½ tsp sliced (8 g); Fennel (saunf) — 1 tsp (2 g); Jaggery (gur) — 1 tbsp (optional) (15 g); Sesame seeds (til) — 2 tbsp (20 g); Walnuts — 10 halves (40 g); Pumpkin seeds — 2 tbsp (20 g); Raisins (kishmish) — 2 tbsp (20 g); Ghee (cow) — ½ tsp (3 g); Rock salt (sendha namak) — pinch (0.3 g)

Serves: 4
Portion: 150 ml tea + 20 g mix
Time: 15 min
Texture: Liquid + small crunchy mix
Season: WinterDecember
Dosha: Vata
Pitta
Kapha
Vata-pacifying, warming

Ingredients

What you need

Custom servings

Ingredients for 4 servings
Ingredient	Household measure	Quantity (4 servings)	Café batch ×5
Water	3⅓ cups (tea)	800 ml	4000 ml
Cinnamon	1½-inch stick	1.5 g	7.5 g
Green cardamom	4 pods	1 g	5 g
Ginger, fresh	1½ tsp sliced	8 g	40 g
Fennel (saunf)	1 tsp	2 g	10 g
Jaggery (gur)	1 tbsp (optional)	15 g	75 g
Sesame seeds (til)	2 tbsp	20 g	100 g
Walnuts	10 halves	40 g	200 g
Pumpkin seeds	2 tbsp	20 g	100 g
Raisins (kishmish)	2 tbsp	20 g	100 g
Ghee (cow)	½ tsp	3 g	15 g
Rock salt (sendha namak)	pinch	0.3 g	1.5 g

Method

How to cook it

Step 1: Tea: simmer water with cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and fennel 10 minutes; strain; add jaggery if wished.
Step 2: Mix: toast sesame on low 3 minutes; set aside.
Step 3: Warm ghee; toast walnuts and pumpkin seeds 3 minutes.
Step 4: Combine with sesame, raisins and a pinch of salt; cool.