Butterfly Pea Tea Recipe: This tea is a zero-caffeine product, which amps up its health quotient

Butterfly Pea Tea is an aesthetic-looking tea with a beautiful shade of blue. It is prepared with Butterfly Pea flowers, also called Aparjita in Hindi. 

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These flowers are blue in colour, which gives the tea its bluish hue. 

To prepare this tea, you just need a handful of ingredients like- Aparjita flowers, water, honey, lemon juice and ginger. Blue Tea provides a lot of benefits.

Right from improving eye health and strengthening the heart to providing a good dose of antioxidants, Aparjta Tea can also control blood sugar levels, if had between meals. 

This tea is a zero-caffeine product, which amps up its health quotient. Butterfly Pea Tea also lowers stress levels, combats premature hair loss and even has anti-ageing properties.

We have added some grated ginger, lemon and honey to the tea, which brings out its flavours in a better way.

You can add cinnamon, cardamom or clove while boiling the tea to give it a spicy touch.

Butterfly Pea tea has no harmful effects as such, but pregnant women and people with allergies must be cautious while drinking it and must always consult a doctor/dietician first.

Ingredients:

6 edible flowers

1 1/4 cup water

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 inch ginger

1 teaspoon honey

HOW TO MAKE BUTTERFLY PEA TEA

Step 1 / 3 Boil The Water

Add water to a cup along with grated ginger. Keep it on medium flame and let it heat up. Now add Butterfly Pea flowers or Aparjita flowers to it.

Step 2 / 3 Let The Tea Simmer

Keep the flame medium and let the tea simmer for five minutes.

Step 3 / 3 Strain And Serve

Now strain the tea into a cup. Add lemon juice, honey, give a nice mix and serve.