Dawa infusion

Name: Dawa infusion
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Soudan du Sud
Ingredients: 20 g peeled fresh ginger in thin slices; 4 lightly opened cardamom pods; 800 ml drinking water; 40 ml seedless lemon juice; 40 g food-grade honey

🫚 Filtered ginger-cardamom infusion finished with honey and lemon.

Ingredients

20 g peeled fresh ginger in thin slices
4 lightly opened cardamom pods
800 ml drinking water
40 ml seedless lemon juice
40 g food-grade honey

Preparation

Prepare pan, fine strainer and heat-safe serving vessel. Peel and weigh ginger, lightly open cardamom.

Combine ginger, cardamom and 800 ml water. Bring to boil about 5 minutes by equipment.

Lower heat and simmer gently 5 minutes without heavy evaporation.

Off heat cover and infuse 5 more minutes, then strain carefully to remove every slice and pod.

Stir in measured 40 g honey and 40 ml lemon juice until evenly dissolved.

Divide 4 small heat-safe glasses or cups, roughly 190–210 ml depending on loss. Serve hot at comfortable temperature. No tea leaves, alcohol, milk or garnish.