Spice-infused

Name: Spice-infused
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 450 ml/16 fl oz/2 cups water; 1 cm/½ in piece of cinnamon stick; 15 ml/3 tsp leaf tea or 2 tea bags; a small pinch (about 8 threads) of saffron, pounded; 2 cloves; 2 green cardamom pods, bruised; milk and sugar, to taste (optional); milk and sugar, to taste (optional); 15 ml/3 tsp leaf tea or 2 tea bags

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

Kashmiri tea Tea made with spices is enjoyed all over India, and the regional difference lies in the variation of the spices. During the freezing winters in this Himalayan region of Kashmir, Qahwa is brewed throughout the day to help keep inhabitants warm, as well as for its rehydrating and fortifying effects.

Ingredients

450 ml/16 fl oz/2 cups water
1 cm

Asia
India
Gluten-free
Vegan
Drinks

Method

Bring the water to the boil in a pan and add all the spices. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Rinse out a teapot with boiling water and put in the leaf tea or tea bags. Pour over the spiced water along with all the whole spices.