Fauzia's Pakistani Recipes - The Extraordinary Taste of Pakistan
Kashmiri Tea (Kashmiri Chai) Recipe
Ingredients:
1 tsp. Loose Tea (Lipton, Red Label, Tappal, or any of your preference.)
4 Cardamom Pods (Choti Ilaichi) (bruised)
1 small Cinnamon Stick (Dal Cheeni) (broken upin half)
A pinch of Saffron Threads (Zaffron) (this gives the tea the pink color.)
4 cups Water
2 tbsp. Almonds (Baadaam) (finely powdered)
Honey (Shehed) (to taste)
Directions:
Combine all of ingredients above except the honey and almonds in a saucepan. Bring to a boil on a medium flame. Reduce heat to a simmer and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
Add a teaspoon of almonds in the bottom of each cup for serving and pour the hot tea over. Sweeten with honey to taste before serving.
Serving Suggestions: Serve Hot Yield: 6 Servings Degree of Difficulty: Easy Recipe Category: Hot Beverage Recipe Ethnic Group: Kashmiri
