Kahwa (Spiced Aromatic Kashmiri Tea)
By: Easyfoodsmith
Published: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 3:49am

Ingredients




2 teaspoons Green Tea (preferably Kashmiri Green Tea)
2 cloves
3 cardamoms
1 stick cinnamon
3 almonds, chopped
1-2 pinches saffron
3 tsp sugar/ honey (or as per taste)
3 cups water

Preparation

1 Pour 3 cups of water in a vessel and bring to a boil. 2 Add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and sugar. 3 Stir on low heat until sugar dissolves. 4 Simmer the water for 3 minutes, keeping the vessel covered. 5 Add the green tea leaves and immediately turn off the heat. 6 Let the tea sit in the water for a minutes. (for stronger tea you can leave the tea in water for 2-3 minutes) 7 Divide the almonds and saffron and place in the tea cups. 8 Pour the tea (I sieved it) over the saffron and almond pieces. 9 Serve hot.

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An aromatic and spiced tea to beat those winter chills.