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Easy and quick recipes to boost your immunity

With COVID-19 crossing the patients’ count of 6.6 million across the globe and resulting in the demise of around 3 million individuals, it has proved to be the worst nightmare people are currently living in. Following precautions like social distancing, covering your mouth, washing hands, and maintaining good self-hygiene might help in conquering the disease but, the most important part is your immune system which needs to be kept strong. It has been seen in many cases that individuals who had a better immune system were able to recover faster from this deadly disease. Immune acts as the strongest warrior against the invisible corona enemy.

Keeping this in mind I am sharing recipes of few immune booster drinks which are very easy to make and you don’t need to spend even a penny on it.

1. Hot Lemon-Ginger water

When to drink:

Early morning with empty stomach

Ingredients:

  • 1 tsp Ginger (grated or powder)
  • Few drops of Lemon juice
  • Honey (optional)

Instructions:

  1. Take a glass of water and add ginger to it.
  2. In a medium pot, let it boil for roughly 5-10 minutes
  3. Now add few drops of lemon juice in it and stir well.
  4. You can add honey according to your taste to sweeten the drink. (optional)
  5. Drink it while it’s still hot (lukewarm).

2. Turmeric Tulsi Masala Tea

When to drink:

Morning after breakfast or, in Evening

Ingredients:

  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 5 freshly plucked Tulsi leaves
  • 1 tsp Ginger (grated or powder)
  • 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/4 tsp Cinnamon Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Cardamom Powder
  • Few drops Lemon Juice
  • Honey (optional)

Instructions:

  1. Crush the Tulsi leaves.
  2. Take 2 cups of water and all ingredients to it including the crushed Tulsi leaves.
  3. In a medium pot, let it boil for 10 – 15 mins and keep stirring it in short intervals.
  4. Turn off the heat and let the tea cool till it’s bearably hot to drink.
  5. Strain the tea through a fine sieve.
  6. You can add honey according to your taste to sweeten the drink. (optional)
  7. Drink it while it’s lukewarm.

3. Navratna Masala Tea

When to drink:

Evening time is best for this drink.

Ingredients :

  • 2-3 Garlic cloves (Crushed)
  • 1 tsp Ginger (grated or powder)
  • 1 tsp Ajwain
  • 3/4 tsp Cloves
  • 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/4 tsp Cinnamon Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Cardamom Powder
  • 1 Bay Leaf if the leaf is large or, 2 bay leaves if they are small
  • Honey 

Instructions:

  1. Take 2 cups of water and all ingredients to it.
  2. In a medium pot, let it boil for 10 – 15 mins and keep stirring it short intervals.
  3. Turn off the heat and let the tea cool till it’s bearably hot to drink.
  4. Strain the tea through a fine sieve.
  5. Add honey according to your taste and stir it well.
  6. Drink it while it’s still hot.

These are the home-made drinks, simple and so easily to prepare. You may also find your grandmother making it for the family. The hot lemon ginger tea is also beneficial for losing weight. It’s time for you to replace the normal tea with all these drinks. It is always healthy and saves you from the novel Corona virus infection.

Try these out and let us know in the comment section how energetic and refreshed you feel after drinking these for some period of time 🙂

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