Malli Thani / மல்லி தண்ணீர்

I drink malli thani whenever I’m sick (cold, flu, etc.). I even drank malli thani after both my covid vaccine doses 🙂

Coriander, black pepper, cumin, and ginger are loaded with antioxidants that can help boost your immune system.

Malli Thani

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Ingredients

  

• 2/3 cup Coriander Seeds (மல்லி)
• 1/2 tsp Black Pepper (மிளகு)
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (சின்னசீரகம்)
• 1 Ginger (இஞ்சி) Use as little or much as you'd like
• 2 cups Water (தண்ணீர்)
• Sugar (சீனி) Optional – I grew up drinking mali thani with sugar, but it's a lot healthier to drink without it!

Instructions

 

• Put all ingredients in a pot and boil
  
• After the water boils, let the spices soak in the water for about 10 minutes
• Use a tea strainer to pour yourself a healthy cup of malli thani. Add sugar if desired.
• The spices can be reused 2-3 times by adding more water and repeating steps 1-3