Or add 2 to 3 teaspoons to your chai along with the black tea leaves and spices. Make your chai as normal. We recommend drinking it black, without milk.
Put 2 to 3 teaspoons of lemongrass tea in a pot or cup.
Pour 1 cup of boiling water over it.
Steep for at least five minutes. Add sugar or honey if you like.
Kanku Bai with lemongrass oil from her farm
The lemongrass is cut, dried under the sun, sifted through for hygiene, and packed within days. The cluster charges local farmers a fee for making the teas and oils. Farmers keep 100% of the proceeds, and the money stays in the community.
Planting material, farmer training and scientific guidance come from CSIR-CIMAP's Aroma Mission. Infrastructure and on-the-ground support come from Seva Mandir.
A Seva Mandir initiative, via Sumana Palle's SBI YFI Fellowship. Completely owned by the rural women of Khatamla, southern Rajasthan.