Sunday, September 20, 2009

Kahwah (a traditional green tea of kashmir) {Chai Time}

Here we are going to talk about different kinds of Indian preparations which changes after every few kms, name of the dishes will be same but the recipe & prepation methods may change. I think we should start with the very very important preparation which is consume all over the the world, & prepared differently everywhere...
In India we will find different tea recipes, lets start from the upper most state, i.e. Jammu Kashmir.......

Lets start the Chai Time.......


Kahwah
(Traditionally, Kahwah is prepared in a brass kettle known as a Samovar, sometime milk is added to kahwah, generally it is given to the elderly or the sick.)


Ingredients:
Kashmiri green tea 4 tsps
saffron 2-4 strands
Crushed Green cardamom pods 2
Blanched and chopped Almonds 8
Cinnamon 1 stick
Cloves 1-2
Sugar 2 tbsps or to taste


Method:
  • Take water in a vessel.

  • Add crushed tea leaves, cinnamon, clove & saffron and boil.

  • As it boils, add sugar to taste.

  • Add cardmom and almond to boiling tea and cover.

  • The tea is now ready to drink.

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