Najmieh Batmanglij

Dried Persian Lime Tea

Dam Nush-e Limu Omani

Preparation info
  • Makes

    4 cups

    of tea
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      20 min

Appears in
Cooking in Iran: Regional Recipes and Kitchen Secrets
Cooking in Iran

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2020

  • About

I had this tea in Shiraz. You can also make it into a delicious and thirst-quenching iced tea by allowing it cool and adding ice to taste.

Ingredients

  • 6 dried Persian limes, pierced
  • 1 in/2.5 cm rock candy or 1

Method

  1. Bring 4 cups/960 ml water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the dried Persian limes and the rock candy (if using), and bring back to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and allow t