Shay Bi Na'na' Mint Tea- شاي بالنعنع الاخضر
By: Mimi Cooks
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 4:55am

Ingredients




4 teaspoons regular loose leaf tea
1 handful of mint sprigs, washed and drained, leaves, stems, and all
4 teaspoons to 6  sugar

Preparation

1 Put tea and sugar in a heated teapot (sugar can be added later at serving time). Bring 6 cups of water to a boil, add to the pot, stir, and allow to settle. Add the mint sprigs whole. Bring the teapot to a boil then put aside to brew for 5 minutes.

About


Teapots used are highly ornate tea kettles made of metal. I brought home several kinds but don't know how safe it would be to actually use them. Well, I do have an aluminum one that I've seen in use in Saudi homes, but the brass and copper ones will just sit on the shelf.
"I am a prince and you are a prince, so who will drive the donkeys?" Arabic proverb