Making a Drink from Lemongrass Pandan Leaves and Kaffir Lime Leaves

My lemongrass, pandan and kaffir lime grow crazily fast. I have to tidy them up very often. In order to throw away the cuttings, I use them to make a delicious drink with a lots of health benefits. Go to Google the health benefits.

This what I harvested.

This is the tea I made. 

 

The steps to make the tea are:

First wash them throughly.

Cut out the lemongrass roots. Smash them so it’s easy for them to release nutrients.

Make knots  of long lemongrass leaves.

Make knots of pandan leaves.

Pick the leaves from kaffir lime cuttings.

Put all of them into a pot.

Add a lot of water to cover them.

When it is boiling, turn to smaller fire. Cook 1 to 2 hours.

Pick the leaves out when it’s done.

This is the drink.

Add some rock sugar and honey for taste.

Pour them into glass bottles and keep them in fridge when they are cool.

Add some ice to drink. It tastes really delicious something similar to chestnut drink.

Not finished yet, don’t throw away the part with roots attached.

Plant it to have more leaves.

You can also try to root kaffir lime cuttings:

Have fun and enjoy reading!

Gardening as my new Lifestyle

As I moved to my new home with a front and backyards, I need to spend some time to do gardening.

As all gardeners know, it’s such a rewarding and calming activity. I really enjoy it.

This is my front yard.

This is part of my backyard.

 I still need time to take time out from working with my daughter on her cello to make them into a better shape. 

While I was tidying up my over growing Indian Borage, I tried my version of Indian Borage tempura. It’s really delicious and easy to make,

The recipe is described as below. Indian borage is extremely easy to plant. Just poke a cutting into soil it will survive at 99% rate with water and a bit of sun.

Now you get the delicious tempura. The Indian Borage tastes very similar to green chili, but without spicy taste. It’s good for children.