Take one: Friday 19th September, around 3pm.
Pune city is getting drenched in the rain. This does not have any effect
on the traffic,though. People are trying to reach their desired destinations
inspite of the rain. On one such two wheeler, i travel with one of my friends
and the only priority is to reach home in time.
As an “End Result” i reach home, BUT fully drenched and soaking in the rain!!!
Take two: Friday 19th September, one hr later.
I now sit in front of my PC, nice and dry and cozy , wearing warm clothes and
sipping my fuming hot cup of afternoon tea. Seems normal to every household
Right?............ NO............. I am sipping on a special cup of tea, which has a
special ingredient added to it.
This special ingredient is the CHAI MASALA which one of my friends has made
for me and i have specially added it to my cup of tea today because it has some
medicinal properties !!!!!
This tea masala has an equal proportion of dry Ginger,Cloves, Cinnamon,Black pepper corns
and Cardamom. Each of these ingredients has properties which will give me a cover from the
after effects that i may land up in, because of getting wet in the rains. Lets see how...............
Dry Ginger: Has potential to work against Influenza Virus. It has natural antihistamines to fight
any inflammations. Fights sinusitis, colds, asthma and reduces swellings and
congestion in the nose and throat.
Cloves: Can be used very effectively to alleviate cough, cold and congestion.
It has mucolytic properties and fights sore throats.
Cinnamon: Useful in relieving pain, cough and cold. Also relieves bad breath.
Black Pepper: It has Antioxidant and antibacterial properties. Alleviates Cough.
Relieves bronchospasms and mobilizes the blocked Phlegm.
Cardamom:It is useful in coughs, is a mouth freshner &opens breath.
Particularly, In combination with dry ginger, it can ward off blocked Phlegm
and relieves congestion.
I am sure this hot tea is going to save me from having a bout of cold and cough.
Lets hope for the best !!!
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6 comments:
i agree completely...drenched in rain i too craved for a masala chai but due to unavoidable work cudnt grab one..
It is very nice to have a cup of masala tea as it really makes u feel fresh
Chai Garam... really nice... a good reading experience while it's raining outside and working in front of PC at 4.20 p.m. ☺☺
Chai Garam... really nice... a good reading experience while it's raining outside and working in front of PC at 4.20 p.m. ☺☺
True.
Masala tea has great medicinal value especially green tea made with this
masala and two more herbs - namely lemon grass and tulsi.
It will provide you lot of antioxidants.
Secondly, Cinnamon in this masala will control glucose levels in diabetic patients.
Lemon juice if added will make it more tastier and healthier also.
vitamin c in lemon will improve immunity against various infections and help in weight loss too.
So what are you waiting for ?
Enjoy a cup of piping hot green masala tea with lemon on empty stomach with your dear ones and keep yourself healthy :-)
Superb. Well written. Useful information for everyone
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