Chrysanthemum Herbal Tea Jelly

It's been a long time since I made this herbal tea jelly and after those roasts and delicious cholesterol loaded food the last few days, it was about time to make some cooling tea for the Piggies. I simmered some dried yellow chrysanthemum flowers with ginseng roots and turned them into wobbly jellies.  Huh..I love wobbly jellies :) scoop the wobbly refreshing jelly into the mouth and let it slide on the tongue....slowly taking in the refreshing herbal tea fragrance....mmmmmm this is heavenly after all those sinful indulgence ! I love making them into jellies for snacking on especially on hot and humid weather like ours :) Jo loves taking them in wobbly state...she kept reminding me not to make them hard...." WOBBLY...mom "  !  So I have to make sure they come out wobbly ..LOL! and that was precision work :p  not too much agar agar powder nor less. Being a ' not paid Chef  ' in the Piggies' residence is a challenge !!!

The photos below are for drooling..................

Chrysanthemum Herbal Tea Jelly
( Printable Recipe )

1 pkt of dried yellow chrysanthemum flowers – soaked & washed clean
( from the Chinese medical hall)

a small amount of ginseng roots
½ pkt of cane sugar – add more if you want it sweeter
2500ml of water


1 heaped teaspoon of agar agar powder


Preparation:


1. Boil 2500 ml water in a pot on medium heat, when the water boils, add in the dried chrysanthemum flowers, ginseng roots and cane sugar and boils for another ½ hr .

2. Sieved out the flowers .

3. Dissolve the agar agar powder with 3 tbsp of water and add to the chrysanthemum tea. Boil over low heat until the agar agar powder has totally dissolved.

4. Pour into ramekins and decorate with a piece of chrysanthemum flower each . When it is cool, put into the fridge to set the jellies. It will set in 4 - 5 hours.

Note: If you prefer the texture to be harder, add a bit more of the agar agar powder.

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