Masala Tea 2

Ingredients:

• pepper corns
• cardamom (ilaichi)
• sugar (cheeni)
• water

Method:

• Take 1 cup water put to heat.
• Add 1 1/2 tsp. sugar, 1/4 tsp. chai masala (refer below)
• 2 pinches cardamom powder and1 full tsp .leaf tea.
• Allow to simmer till aroma exudes.
• Add 1 cup milk, bring back to boil.
• Allow to simmer for 2 minutes.
• Cover and take off heat.
• Keep aside for 2 minutes. Strain and serve piping hot.
• For Chai masala:
• 1 cup dried ginger root,
• 1/2 cup elaichi pods (green cardamom),
• 1 tbsp. peppercorns,
• 6 - 7 " sticks cinnamon.
• Grind all the mixture together into powder.
• Keep it in a air tight container; use when preparing tea.

Masala Pal (Milk)

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cup milk
• 1 tbsp. almonds
• 1 tbs cashew nuts
• 1 tbsp. kharbooj/tarbooj seeds skinned (commercially available)
• (These are skinned dried seeds of watermelon and cantaloupes)
• 1/2 tbsp. khus khus (poppy seeds)
• 1 – clove
• 2 -3 cardamom whole pods
• 5 -6 pepper corns whole.
• 10 strings saffron
• 1 tbs Crushed pista & almond for garnish

Method:

• Grind almond, cashew nuts, karbooj/tarbooj seeds, khus khus, clove, black pepper and cardamom ingredients to a very fine paste. (Not sugar)
• Heat milk and mix the grind paste.
• Mix well and allow it to boil.
• Add sugar. Stir continuously.
• Add saffron and remove from the fire.
• Add crushed pista/almond.
• Serve hot ‘Masala Pal/milk’.

Masala Tea

Ingredients:

• (Serves : 4)
• 21/2 cups water
• 2 cloves
• 1 brown cardamom (badi elaichi)
• 4 black peppercorns
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2tsp. tea leaves
• 11/4 cups milk
• 2tbsp. sugar, or as desired

Method:

• Place the water, cloves, cardamom, peppercorns and cinnamon in a saucepan and bring to boil.
• Stir in the tea leaves and continue to cook over a moderate heat for 2 minutes.
• Add the milk and sugar and boil, remove from the heat.
• Strain and serve piping hot.

Kashmiri Tea

Ingredients:

• (Serves : 4)
• 2tsp. green tea
• 1 1/4th cups milk
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 3tbsp. sugar, or as desired
• 4 green cardamom pods
• 1piece cinnamon stick
• 1tbsp. chopped almonds

Method:

• Place all the ingredients in a saucepan.
• Cover and simmer over a low heat for 30 minutes.
• Seive and serve scalding hot.

Badaam (Almond) Milk

Ingredients:

• 1/4th cup blanched almonds
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 tsp. cardamom seeds
• 3tbsp. honey
• 3-4 saffron threads (optional)

Method:

• Place the nuts in a blender and process until finely chopped.
• Add 2/3 cup milk and process until smooth paste.
• Pour the milk and saffron into a heavy-bottomed pan and whisk the remaining milk.
• Place the milk over moderately high heat and, stirring constantly, bring it to full boil.
• Remove the pan from the heat, add cardamom seeds.
• Place the pan over high heat and bring to boil.
• Remove the pan from the heat and add honey.
• Again place the pan over heat and bring the milk to just boiling point, pour it the strainer resting over a pan.
• Pour the milk back and forth from one pan to another for at least a minute or until frothy.
• Pour into warmed mugs and serve at once.

Notes:

• Badaam or Almond Milk, Delicious and easy to make Drink.
• It is simply a good drink at any time of the day/night, whether hot or
• cold.
• For Cold Badaam Milk, cool and refrigerate it for an hour or so...

Banana Milk (Kela Dhood)

Ingredients:

• (Serves : 2)
• 2 cups milk
• 1 firm ripe banana
• 2tbsp. sugar
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg ground (optional)

Method:

• Place the milk in a heavy-bottomed pan over a high heat.
• Bring it to boil, stirring constantly, then reduce the heat and simmer for 2 minutes.
• While the milk is simmering, place a banana, sugar and nutmeg in a blender and process until pureed.
• pour 1 cup milk into the blender and process for another minute.
• Add the remaining milk and process for 1/2 minute.
• Pour the milk in warmed mugs or cups and serve immediately to avoide the colour change.

Notes:

• This will reduce body heat. Very good for newly married people.

Cardamom Milk (Elaichi Dhood)

Ingredients:

• (Serves : 4)
• 3 cups milk
• 1 cup water
• 3tbsp. white poppy seeds
• 2tbsp. raw cashews or almonds (minced)
• 3tbsp. fried coconut (shredded, optional)
• 1/3rd cup sugar, or as desired
• 1/2 tsp. freshly ground cardamom seeds

Method:

• Put the poppy seeds in a frying pan over a moderately low heat and dry-roast, turning often, for about 5 minutes.
• Combine the poppy seeds , cashews or almonds , coconut and water in a blender until the nuts are reduced to a fine puree.
• Add 2 cups of milk and process on low speed for 15 seconds.
• Pour the mixture through a strainer over a pan.
• Press out as much as liquid as possible, then add the remaining milk and cardamom seeds.
• Stirring constantly bring to boil over moderately high heat.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Now add the sugar.
• Pour the milk back to forth from one pan to another until it is frothy.
• Serve immediately in warmed cups.

Pistachio Milk

Ingredients:

• (Serves : 4)
• 3 tbsp. unsalted raw Pistachios
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 6-8 saffron threads (optional)
• 2tbsp. sugar, or as desired

Method:

• Cut 4 pistachios into silvers and set aside.
• Place the remaining in a blender, cover, and pulse several time to coarsely grind.
• Add 1/2 cup milk and blend until smooth.
• Slowly add another 1 cup milk and blend for 1/2 minute.
• Place the nut milk, remaining milk and saffron in a heavy- bottom pan over high heat.
• Stirring constantly, bring to full boil.
• Froth the milk two more times, then remove it from the flame and stir in a sweetener until dissolved.
• Place the strainer over the blender and pour in the milk.
• Blend until the milk is frothing.
• Pour into cups, sprinkle with pistachio silvers, and serve immediately.

Energised Milk

Ingredients:

• 150 ml milk
• 1 tsp sugar
• 10 - 12 cashewnuts (soak and grind like paste)
• 1 tsp crushed almonds
• 1/2 tsp crushed pistachios
• 2-3 pinch cardamom powder
• 5-6 strands of kesar (saffron)
• 2 almonds thinly sliced

Method:

• Mix all ingredients except almond slices.
• Put to heat, bring to a boil.
• Stir well.
• Reduce, simmer for 2 minutes.
• Pour into cup, from a height.
• This way a lot of froth will form on the milk.
• Sprinkle the almond slices on top.
• Serve piping hot.

Coriander Milk

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tsp fresh grounded coriander seeds powder
• 1/4 tsp chai masala

Method:

• Heat water along with coriander powder
• Let it boil on slow flame till water is almost 1/4 cup
• Add milk, chai masala and sugar
• Bring it to boil
• Simmer for another 2-3 minutes
• Strain with a tea strainer in a cup
• Serve hot

Notes:

• Excellent for sore throat and cold .

Mint and Ginger Green Tea

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tsp green tea
• 5-6 fresh cleaned mint leaves
• 1/4 tsp grated ginger
• 1 tsp sugar or to taste

Method:

• Put ginger and mint leaves in water
• Bring water to boil
• Let it boil for 3-4 minutes
• Put the green tea in it
• Close the gas and cover the vessel with lid
• Let it stand for 5 minutes
• Strain the tea in the cup
• Add the boiling milk, as desired
• Add sugar and stir
• Serve hot

Cinnamon Tea 2

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 whole cloves
• 2 whole black pepper
• 1 cardamom crushed
• pinch of cinnamon powder
• 1 tsp sugar (or to taste)
• 1 tsp tea leaves

Method:

• Put all the ingredients except sugar and milk in water
• Bring water to boil
• Let it simmer for another 5 minutes
• Add milk and sugar
• Bring it to boil again
• Let it simmer for another 2 minutes
• Remove from flame
• Strain into cup while hot
• Serve hot

Cinamon Tea

Ingredients:

• Cinnamon & Ginger (grate and dry)
• Green Cardamom
• Black Pepper
• Cloves
• Sugar
• Milk
• Tea

Method:

• Just fry the first 5 ingredients and make like powder.
• While preparing tea add this.
• Enjoy cinamon tea.

Mint Tea

Ingredients:

• Hand full Mint leaves (fresh / dry)
• Tea
• Sugar

Method:

• Choose the leaves that are nice and green and bug free.
• I use a handful, what will rest on my hand when preparing 4 to 6 cups of tea.
• Wash them off and put them with your tea .
• Allow it to boil with tea. Add sugar and filter it.
• You may want to use more or less mint leaves, depending on how minty you may want your tea to be.
• Add the same amount of sweetener you normally add to your tea.

Notes:

• You can add ice cubes Mint tea, and enjoy the gifts of Summer.
• If you have yet to try peppermint tea, youll be pleasantly surprised by its superior flavor.

Cocoa Drink

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 tsp unsweetened cocoa
• 2 Tbs Sugar / sweetener
• dash of salt
• 2 sp whipping cream
• 2 cups water
• 1/4 tsp vanilla

Method:

• Mix dry ingrediants together, heat liquids in coffee cup, when heated add dry ingrediants to heated liquids, mix and enjoy.
• Tastes better than the real thing!

Hot chocolate

Ingredients:

• 1 - 2 tsp. cocoa powder
• 2 tsp. Sugar / sweetener
• 1 cup hot water.
• 1 tsp. instant coffee

Method:

• Just mix together and enjoy!

Masala Tea 3

Ingredients:

• 3 cups water4 tsp dried tea leaves(or tea powder)
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 tsp masala chai powder
• 3 tsp sugar

Method:

• Heat the milk in the microwave for a minute.
• Bring the water to a boil along with the sugar.
• Add the tea leaves and masala powder.
• When the concoction starts boiling, take itfrom the stovetop.
• Pour out the milk equally into the 4 cups.
• Place a strainer on one cup and pour about 1/3 cupof the tea concoction into the strainer.
• Remove strainer and mix the tea well.
• Repeat for the rest of the cups.