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Zanjabiliya - Hot Yemenite Ginger Drink
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Zanjabiliya - Hot Yemenite Ginger Drink

A traditional Yemenite ginger drink, hot and refreshing, with aromatic spices

⏱ 30 min🍽 2 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Peel the ginger and cut into thin slices.
    KnifeCutting board
  2. 2
    Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan.
    StoveSmall saucepan
  3. 3
    Add the ginger, cinnamon sticks, cardamom and cloves.
  4. 4
    Turn down the heat and simmer 15 minutes.
    ⚙ SimmeringStove
    💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
  5. 5
    Add the turmeric and stir.
  6. 6
    Strain the drink into cups.
    Fine sieve
    💡Strain through a fine strainer, so no whole spices or ginger fibers end up in the cup.
  7. 7
    Add the honey and lemon juice and stir.
  8. 8
    Serve hot.
156calories
1 gprotein
40 gcarbs
0 gfat
● protein 2%● carbs 96%● fat 2%

Per serving (555 g), of 2 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Fine sieve · Also works: Cheesecloth (Cheesecloth over a sieve) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Colander (Lets more through)

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