Wedang Jahe – Indonesian Red Ginger Tea
This post may contain affiliate links.Wedang Jahe is a classic Indonesian red ginger drink that’s warm, soothing, and full of flavor. Made with fresh ginger and palm sugar, sometimes with a touch of cinnamon, it’s the perfect pick-me-up on a chilly day or when you’re feeling under the weather. Served hot, this drink is perferct for cold weather!
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Wedang Jahe
Indonesia offers a variety of healthy beverages like jamu, and Wedang Jahe is considered one of the most beneficial for health. With Indonesia’s two-season climate, this drink becomes especially popular during the rainy season, as it helps warm the body and fend off colds or the flu.
This powerful drink has been used for generations to warm the body, relieve headaches, ease muscle pain, reduce menstrual cramps, lower cholesterol levels, and combat harmful bacteria. It’s a traditional health drink loved by many Indonesians.
Wedang Jahe isn’t just a drink; it also serves as the base for Ronde, or Glutinous Rice Balls, making it a comforting dessert often enjoyed at night.
If you love Asian traditional drink like this, you might want to have a look at the blue tea Butterfly Pea Flower Drink, the refreshing Lemongrass Pandan Drink, the soothing Ginger Lemon Drink, or the blue latte Butterfly Pea Flower Latte.
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Recipe Ingredients
Ingredient Notes
Red ginger and White Ginger (Jahe Merah dan Jahe Putih) – There are two types of ginger in Indonesia. Red Ginger is much hotter than white ginger.
Lemongrass (Sereh) – Lemongrass will give some vanilla flavor and fragrance.
Pandan Leaves (Daun Pandan) – Pandan leaves will make this drink more fragrant.
Cinnamon Stick (Kayu Manis) – Cinnamon stick adds sweet and woody flavor to the drink.
Coconut Sugar (Gula Kelapa) and Palm Sugar (Gula Palem) – These two kinds of sugar blends well with the ginger flavor. Regular white sugar or brown sugar is fine, but still it is different from coconut sugar and palm sugar.
Variations
In Indonesia sometimes people serve Wedang Jahe with condensed milk and tea. Throughout the seasons, there is Wedang Ronde which is glutinous rice balls served with ginger broth just like Wedang Jahe.
Be sure to check out the full recipe and ingredient list below
How to Make
- Peel the skin of the red ginger, white ginger. Crush the lemongrass stalks and ginger. (image 1, 2, 3, 4)
- Simply put all the ingredients in a large pot and pour water into it. (Images 5, 6). Let it boil.
- When it boils, turn to low heat and keep cooking for 60-90 minutes. (Image 7)
- Turn the stove off. Strain the drink to take away debris. (image 8)
- Let it cool so it is warm enough to drink.
- Keep bottled in the fridge. Enjoy your red ginger drink!
Expert Tips
- Crushing the lemongrass stalk, ginger with a pestle will make the drink more potent.
- Take away the herbs and strain with coffee filter so you have a smooth drink with no residue.
- Put on the lid of your pot when boiling with low heat. This will prevent the water from evaporating too much.
- Cool it down and pour in bottles to keep in the chiller.
- Shake the drink in a shaker before pouring into a glass. This will create beautiful soft bubbles.
FAQs Wedang Jahe
Storage
Keep the drink bottled in the fridge. It can stay fresh for up to 7 days. You can drink it cold or warm it up.
Wedang Jahe
Ingredients
- 150 gr red ginger
- 50 gr white ginger
- 2 stalks lemongrass
- 3 pcs pandan leaves
- 1 pcs cinnamon stick
- 150 gr palm sugar
- 2 pcs coconut sugar
- 3000 cc water
Instructions
- Peel the skin of the red ginger, white ginger. Crush the lemongrass stalks and ginger.
- Simply put all the ingredients in a large pot. Let it boil.
- When it boils, turn to low heat and keep cooking for 60-90 minutes.
- Turn the stove off. Strain the drink to take away debris.
- Let it cool so it is warm enough to drink.
- Keep bottled in the fridge. Enjoy your red ginger drink!
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Notes
- Crushing the lemongrass stalk, ginger with a pestle will make the drink more potent.
- Take away the herbs and strain with coffee filter so you have a smooth drink with no residue.
- Put on the lid of your pot when boiling with low heat. This will prevent the water from evaporating too much.
- Cool it down and pour in bottles to keep in the chiller.
Whenever I have a common cold, this is the only drink I have to soothe me. It is simple and very easy to make, however the benefits are abundant!