Indonesia

Wedang Jahe

Name: Wedang Jahe
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 60 g Fresh ginger; 3 tbsp Palm sugar; 500 ml Water; 1 stalk Lemongrass; 1 Pandan leaf

Warming Javanese ginger drink

Wedang jahe is a hot Javanese ginger drink simmered with palm sugar and sometimes lemongrass.

It is especially enjoyed on cool evenings and considered soothing for the throat and digestion.

Servings2

Time15 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Fresh ginger60 g
Palm sugar3 tbsp
Water500 ml
Lemongrass1 stalk
Pandan leaf1

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Bruise the ginger and slice it.
Bring to a boil with water, lemongrass and pandan.
Dissolve the palm sugar.
Let it steep for a few minutes.
Serve hot in cups.

Make it original

Palm sugar and pandan are in the Asia Boutique.

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