~ Tea Recipes ~

[MysteRy]

Iced Tea Recipe

Ingredients:
1 tall glass
1 cup water
1 tsp tea powder
5 tsp sugar
1 lemon's juice
10-15 ice cubes


Method:
Make black tea as usual with 5 tsp sugar
Take the tall glass and fill it more than 1/2 with ice cubes
Cool the black tea till only a bit warm
Pour the lemon juice over the ice cubes and also the black tea
Garnish with whole pudina leaves(1-2) and a lemon slice

Note: the tea powder, sugar, lime , etc can be taken in qts as per your taste
Note: Ingredients required are for 1 glass of iced tea.

[MysteRy]

Kashmiri Chai Recipe

Ingredients:
4 Cups of Water
3 tsp of Green Tea
1 tsp Cloves 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
7 tsp Cardamom
15 ml Ground Almonds


Method:
In 4 cups of cold water, boil three teaspoons green tea.
When the liquid turns green (5-10 minutes), add 1 tsp ground cloves, 2 tsp ground cinnamon, 7 tsp ground cardamom and 15ml ground almond and simmer for 5 minutes.
Strain, add sugar to taste (no milk) and serve with almond flakes.

[MysteRy]

Ginger Tea Recipe

Ingredients:
Ginger - 1 one inch piece, peeled and crushed
Water - 1 1/2 cups
Lemon Juice - 1/2 tsp
Honey - 1 tsp or as per taste


Method:
1. Bring the water to a boil over medium heat.
2. Reduce heat and allow it to simmer.
3. Add ginger and cover the pan.
4. Boil for 6 to 8 minutes.
5. Strain the water.
6. Add lemon juice and honey.
7. Serve hot.

[MysteRy]

Lemongrass Tea Recipe



Ingredients:
Lemongrass Stalks - 1/2 cup, chopped
Water - 4 cups
Sugar - 1/8 cup


Method:
1. Heat a large pan filled with water.
2. Bring to a boil and add the lemongrass.
3. Remove from heat and keep aside for 10 to 15 minutes.
4. Remove the lemongrass and add sugar to taste.
5. Stir well and serve hot or with ice cubes.

Tip: Depending on how strong you want, you can increase or decrease the time in step 3

[MysteRy]

Spiced Tea Recipe


Ingredients:
Cold Water - 2 cups
Milk - 2 cups
Tea Bags - 3 to 5
Whole Cloves - 2
Green Cardamom Pods - 3
Cinnamon - 1 one inch stick
Sugar as per taste


Method:
1. Mix the water and milk in a pan.
2. Bring to a boil.
3. Add the tea bags, cardamom and cinnamon.
4. Simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Turn off the heat and let the tea steep for a few minutes.
6. Add sugar and continue to simmer for 5 minutes. Adjust sugar and milk as required.
7. Strain the tea and serve hot at once.

[MysteRy]

Iced Pineapple Tea Recipe


Ingredients:
Pineapple Juice - 1 cup
Hot Water - 1 cup
Tea Bag - 1
Lemon Juice - 2 drops
Crushed Ice
Sugar


Method:
1. Dip tea bag and sugar in the hot water to make tea and allow it to cool.
2. Put cold tea, crushed ice, pineapple juice and lemon juice in a mixer jar.
3. Blend well and pour in glasses.
4. Garnish with pineapple or lemon slices.
5. Serve.

[MysteRy]

Apple Tea Recipe


Ingredients:
Apple - 1 cup, grated
Sugar - 4 tsp
Green Tea - 2 cups
Bay Leaf - 1 tsp, powdered
Lemon - 1 tsp
Water - 5 glass


Method:
1. In a jar put the green tea and close. Keep aside.
2. Heat a pan over moderate flame.
3. Add apple, lemon, sugar, bay leaf powder and water.
4. Allow it to boil.
5. Stir and close with a lid. Boil for 5 minutes.
6. Drain and Pour the apple water mixture in the green tea jar.
7. Close and keep for 5 to 10 minutes.
8. Serve warm in individual glass.


Note:
This is good healthy drink for body pain, cold and also acts as a blood purifier.

[MysteRy]

Kashmiri Kehva (Herbal Tea) Recipe


Ingredients:
Kashmiri Green Tea (Kahva) - 5 tsp
Saffron - 5 pinches
Cardamoms - 2, slightly crushed
Almonds - 8, chopped
Cinnamon Stick - 1
Clove - 1
Sugar or Honey - 2 tblsp


Method:
1. Boil 3 cups of water along with cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.
2. Add in the Kahva.
3. Let it simmer in low flame for 10 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, dissolve saffron in a teaspoon of water.
5. Strain the tea and add the saffron liquid together with crushed almonds.
6. Sweeten with sugar or honey as required to taste.

[MysteRy]

Kashmiri Tea Recipe


Ingredients:
Green tea leaves - 6 tsp
Green cardamom seeds - 15
Ground cardamom - 1/2 tsp
Soda bi-carbonate - 1/2 tsp
Full cream milk - 1/2 litre
Fresh cream (malai)
Pistachio - 6 tsp, ground
Water - 6 cup


Method:
1. Take water in a heavy based large pan. Add tea leaves, salt, seeds of green cardamom and
    bocarbonate of soda.
2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer briskly until it reduces to 1/3 its quantity.
3. While it is still boiling pour in it about 2-3 cups of cold water or enough water to make four cups in
    all. Bring to boil and simmer for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat, strain and keep aside.
4. Boil the milk with ground cardamom over low heat. Pour prepared tea water and the milk. Bring to   
    a boil, add salt and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes over low heat.
5. Remove from heat and pour into 6 cups. Pour 1 tbsp of cream or malai over each cup. Sprinkle 1 tsp of pistachio on the top.

[MysteRy]

Cardamom Tea Recipe


Ingredients:
3 green cardamom pods
2 brown cardamom pods
2 teabags
4 tbsp sugar
milk to taste


Method:
1. Put about seven cups of fresh cold water in a large saucepan.
2. Lightly smash the cardamoms in a pestle and mortar. Add to the water.
3. Bring to the boil.
4. When boiling, add the teabags and sugar.
5. Add enough milk to turn it a pale beige colour.
6. Bring to the boil again and just as it is rising to the top of the pan, switch off the heat.
7. Pour through a strainer.

[MysteRy]

Cranberry Juice Tea Recipe


Ingredients:
2 tsp Assam tea
2 cups hot water
1 cup cranberry juice
2 tsp sugar
Juice of half a lemon
Fresh mint to garnish


Method:

Brew the tea in hot water for 5 to 6 minutes and strain.

Once cool grind it with sugar, cranberry juice and lemon juice.

Take a glass with lots of ice and serve it chilled, garnished with fresh mint and lemon slice.

[MysteRy]

Lemon Ginger Ice Recipe


Ingredients:
450 ml water
pared 2 limes
125 gm sugar
2 tbsp candied ginger
1 tbsp honey
juice 5 limes


Method:
Boil the sugar and water with the lemon rind.
Add the chopped ginger.
Stir in the honey and lemon juice.
Freeze overnight.
Scrape out and serve.

[MysteRy]

Iced Mint Tea Recipe


Ingredients:
handful of mint leaves
1/2 litre boiling water
1 tea bag
sugar to taste
juice 1/2 lime


Method:
Place mint leaves in a jug. Pour on hot water.
Infuse with teabag. Sweeten to taste. Cool and strain.
Sharpen with lemon juice and serve with ice.

[MysteRy]

Lemon Tea Recipe


Ingredients:
2 cups water
1/2 lemon
sugar - to taste
tea leaves


Method:
Boil the water till it bubbles, add sugar and add one pinch of tea leaves and cover.
Immediately turn off the heat. Leave it for a minute.
Cut very thin slices of lemon and put them at the button of the serving glass/cup.
Pour the liquor over it, do not stir. Serve hot.

[MysteRy]

Black Tea Recipe


Ingredients:
tea leaves
water
sugar- as per taste


Method:
Boil water. Pour about 1/4 cup of the hot water into a teapot, swish it around and throw it (to warm the pot).
Now put 1/2 a teaspoon of tea leaves for each cup into the pot and pour the required number of cups of hot water over them. Leave to rest, covered with a tea cozy for about 5 minutes. Pour out the tea and serve.
Alternatively, boil as many cups of water as you need. Put in 1/2 a teaspoon of tealeaves per cup, simmer for 2 minutes, strain and serve.