Monday, March 2, 2009

Elaichi (Cardomom) Tea


I love tea and although I've been drinking a lot of green tea recently, I don't think anything beats home made 'elaichi chai'. Elaichi (cardomom) is a herb which takes the form of seedpod. You can find them at all Indian grocery stores. It adds a distinct, somewhat sweet, pleasant flavor to tea.
Ch ch ch check it out:

Serves 2

What we need:
2 Cup of water
1 Tea bag of your choice (It's all about Tetleys for me)
2 Cardomom pods
Sugar to taste
Milk to taste

How we do:
  • Place the tea bag in the kettle and add the water.
  • Crush the cardomom pods with pestle and mortar unti forms coarse powder. Add to the kettle.
  • Bring to boil on medium heat.
  • Once it has boiled, strain the tea into two cups.
  • Add sugar and milk according to taste.
  • BALLE BALLE! Tastes best when you dunk rusk or biscuits in it.

1 comment:

  1. everthing looks so tasty! I am going to make an attempt to make all of them...... ill let you know how it goes lol

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