Pink Tea / Noon Chai


Method


Pour two cups Water in a Post and make sure that the post you are using has a board base.Crush green sardamoms in your hand until seeds come out.Add both the seeds and shell in the water.Add the green tea leaves.Add baking soda or saffron , it will give the pink colour to the tea.
Let the mixture simmer and boil for about 20 minutesuntil the water is reduced to half.Now add two Cups of cold water while its bolling and stir the mixture.After adding water,lwt it simmer for five to 10 minutes. while it simmers,boil the milk in another pot ( you can add more cardamomos to milk, if you want). Keep string the mixture.
Add the mix to the mixture to the milk. Then add salt or saugar or both, according to your preference. Keep boling the tea; the more you boil,the stronger the tea will be. Now finally pour tea in cups, add crushed dry fruits and enjoy a hot cup of noon chai.

Making a cup of Kashmiri chai is a labour of love but the taste is worth the time and effort. Apparently a cup of homemade-Kashmir tea contains 115 calories,9g fat, 35mg cholesterol, 12g carbs ,7g sugars and 9g protein.

Here's a recipe that make two cups of noon chai.

Ingredients


  • 4 cups of water (2 cups of cold water)
  • 2 to 3 tps green tea leaves
  • Salt and/or sugar (according to your taste)
  • 4 green cardamoms
  • 2 cups milk
  • A pinch of baking soda or safforn ( for the beautiful pink hue