Shaah Cadeys — Print Recipe — The Culinary Codex

A warming, caffeine-free tea made from fresh ginger root simmered with cinnamon, sugar, and a squeeze of lemon. This soothing drink is served as a digestive after meals and as a remedy for colds.

Ingredients

5cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
1 cinnamon stick
3 tbsp sugar or honey
750ml water
Juice of 1 lemon
4 whole cloves

Instructions

1 Peel the ginger and slice it into thin rounds or crush it lightly with the flat side of a knife to release maximum flavor.
2 Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan. Add the ginger slices, cinnamon stick, and cloves.
3 Reduce heat and simmer for ten minutes until the water turns golden and the ginger aroma fills the kitchen.
4 Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Squeeze in the lemon juice and stir to combine.
5 Strain into tea cups and serve hot. The tea can also be chilled and served over ice in hot weather.

Did You Know?

Djiboutian grandmothers swear by shaah cadeys as a cure for everything from stomach aches to the common cold, and scientific research has validated many of ginger's medicinal properties.