This is your one stop to two rich aromatic tea recipes to enjoy any hour of the week. The scent of the milky spices will linger around the atmosphere as you sit down to enjoy your cup of warm tea pairing perfectly with your favourite sweet or savory snacks.
Ingredients:
Iranian Dum Tea
2 cup water
3 tbsp black tea
1 ½ tsp sugar
2 cup milk
¼ cup condensed milk
Ingredients:
Tandoori Cha
¾ cup water
1 tsp ginger
2 cinnamon sticks
3 cups milk
4-5 tsp black tea
2-3 tsp sugar
2 cardamoms
Instructions for Iranian dum tea:
Bring water to boil then add loose black tea
Add sugar and cover with cover
Seal the lid with dough
Let the tea simmer for 20 minutes on low heat
Reduce milk to 1 1/3 cup in a separate pan while continuously stirring
Stir in condensed milk
Remove dough and uncover lid
Strain out the loose ground tea
Pour the tea in a cup
Top it with reduced milk before serving
Ready to enjoy!
Instructions for tandoori cha:
Pour water in a pot on stovetop
Let ginger and cinnamon sticks infuse in the water
Pour in milk and continuously stir
Bring it to boil then turn off heat
Add loose black tea
Add brown sugar to taste
Add crushed cardamoms
Cover with lid and let it steep for two minutes with no heat on
Uncover and simmer the tea for 10-12 minutes on low heat
Heat wash a clay pot on high flame
Place the clay pot in a pot
Remove the spices and loose tea by straining the tea onto the clay pot
Remove the clay pot
Transfer tea to a cup and serve
Ready to enjoy!