Holy Basil (Tulsi) Tea

This is the holy basil tea I make with leaves from our garden. Holy basil is also called tulsi. I pick a handful of leaves and put them in a teapot.

I steep it about 5 to 10 minutes. When I tasted it at that mark, it was not very dark yet. You can also steep it longer — like 8 to 24 hours — or make it as sun tea, or as a cold brew in the fridge. I tasted it again after it had sat about half an hour and liked it more.

The ingredients in this recipe are gluten-free. It is just holy basil leaves and water.

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Holy Basil (Tulsi) Tea

This is the holy basil, or tulsi, tea I make with a handful of leaves from our garden, steeped in a teapot.

Steep

5–10 min

Ingredients

• A handful of holy basil (tulsi) leaves, from the garden
• Water

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Instructions

1. Pick a handful of holy basil / tulsi leaves and put them in a teapot.
2. Steep about 5 to 10 minutes.
3. For a longer steep, leave it 8 to 24 hours, make it as sun tea, or as a cold brew in the fridge.

Tip. I tasted it again after it had sat about half an hour and liked it more. At the 5-to-10-minute mark it was not very dark yet.

Recipe by Sebastian Waite · Set Apart Health · setaparthealth.com Made it? Tag us @setaparthealth

Step-by-Step Photos

Holy basil growing in a raised bed in our garden

This is the holy basil in our garden.

A close look at the holy basil bed I pick from

I pick a handful of leaves from this bed.

I'm holding a sprig of holy basil, or tulsi, from our garden

Holy basil is also called tulsi.

I'm pouring water into a glass teapot at the garden table

I put the leaves in a teapot.

Holy basil leaves steeping in a glass teapot

I steep it about 5 to 10 minutes. When I tasted it at that mark, it was not very dark yet.