Kashmir Tea
Created by Pink3 on March 25, 2015
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 5m
- Cook Time: 5-10m
- Recipe #18227
Ingredients
- 5 1/2 cups water
- 8 teaspoons granulated sugar (or to taste)
- 1 cinnamon stick (about 4 inches, or 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder)
- 5 green cardamon (bruised, or 1/2 teaspoon green cardamom powder)
- Saffron (6 strands)
- 2 teaspoons Green tea powder (kahva, or Lipton Green Label tea)
- 1 to 2 tablespoons almonds (powdered)
How to Make
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Step 1: Boil the water with sugar, cinnamon and the green cardamom powder for 5-10 minutes till the color of the water is brown and the water emits a good fragrance. Whole spices are better, powdered is cloudy and lesser taste.
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Step 2: Add the tea leaves, remove from flame, cover with lid and let stand for 3-5 minutes till the tea brews.
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Step 3: Pour into warmed cups. Top with a little powdered almonds in each cup.
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Step 4: Serve immediately.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (506.3 g)
- Calories 141.8
- Total Fat - 2.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.5 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 104.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 30 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.5 g
- Sugars - 23.9 g
- Protein - 3.3 g
- Calcium - 73.4 mg
- Iron - 1.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 36.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg