Lemon Mint Iced Tea

Yay! The summer is here and it's getting hotter day by day so we constantly feel a need to drink something cool and refreshing but then there are people who are addicted to tea and can't stand simple sugary drinks and hence we have drinks that can quench their thirst as well as satisfy their caffeine addiction. So, here is this one classic iced tea flavoured with lemon and mint, slightly sweetened with two different sweeteners and is sure to make you feel fresh. Just try it once and you'll love it forever! 😁

How to make Lemon Mint Iced Tea:

Ingredients:

• 300 ml  water
• 1 good quality black tea bag
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar (or as per taste)
• 1 teaspoon jaggery
• 1 teaspoon dried mint leaves
• Juice from half a lemon
• Lemon and mint leaves for garnishing

Method:

1. Take water in a saucepan and bring it to boil then bring it to boil.

2. Once the water started boiling rescue the heat and add sugar and jaggery. Keep stirring dissolve jaggery completely.

3. Now add tea bag and boil it for 20 seconds and immediately discard the teabag.

4. Now turn off the heat and quickly add in dried and crushed mint leaves. Cover the vessel and let it let it steep for 5-10 minutes so that you can get strong flavour of mint extracted in your beverage.

5. After 10 minutes when the tea is not very hot anymore, add lemon juice. Now strain the tea through tea strainer.

6. Take a tall glass and put ice cubes in it then pour the prepared tea. Top it with lemon slices and mint leaves and serve!