Tea Recipe
Masala Tea
- 3 teabags / 3 Tea-spoon loose CTC black tea
- 3 cups water
- A 3 inch cinnamon stick
- 1 inch piece of ginger sliced
- 1/2 tspn green cardamom seeds
- 1/2 tspn black peppercorns
- 1/2 tspn whole cloves
- 1 tspn whole coriander seeds
- 1 cup milk
Honey , Sugar or other sweetener to taste
Boil water and add the spices. Cover and simmer 20 minutes. Add teabags/ tea and steep 10 minutes. Add milk and heat to drinking temperature. Do not boil. Strain and serve with sweetener.
Lemon Tea
- Water (depending on how much tea you want to make)
- Tea (depending on the water you take)
- Sugar
- Lemon
Brew the tea as you would like it. In a hot cup of tea, squeeze a few drops of lemon. Add sugar. Stir and enjoy. Lemon tea does not need milk.
Tulsi (Basil) Tea
- Tea (as per the number of cups)
- Water (as per number of cups)
- Sweetener (sugar/ honey)
- Tulsi (Basil) leaves
Boil water according to the cups you have to make. Put the tea leaves and brew for 2-3 minutes. In the same pot, put the basil leaves and let it stand for another 3-4 minutes. A longer steeping time yields a stronger tea with more beneficial properties. Add the sweetener as per taste. You can also add a dash of lime.
Ginger Tea
- ½ cup water
- I teaspoon tea leaves
- Crushed ginger and sugar as needed
- Crushed green cardamom seeds (if needed)
Take half cup of water i and put a spoonful of tea leaves, crushed ginger and sugar as needed. You can add crushed cardamom into the water too. Boil the mixture for about 3-4 minute based upon how strong tea/ chai you need. Pour half cup of milk into it and boil again for a few minutes. Strain and enjoy.
Almond Tea
- 4 tea bags
- 1/2 tspn lemon zest finely grated
- 4 cups boiling water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tbsn lemon juice
- 1 tspn almond extract (almond essence can be used also)
- 1/4 tspn vanilla
Put tea and the lemon rind in boiling water. Let it stand for about 5 minutes. Stir in sugar, lemon juice, almond and vanilla. Serve hot.