Kashmiri Chai

Kashmiri chai is also known as shir chai is a traditional tea beverage, originating from Indian subcontinent , mostly from Kashmir valley.

In Kashmir people consume this tea about 2-3 times. Noon chai is made from special tea leaves, milk, salt, and it is cooked in a Kashmiri Samovar. This tea is great during the winters.

In this Tea, Baking Soda is added along with Green tea, which reacts and makes the tea Red in color. When you add milk to it, you get a nice Pink color.

“As much as you can eat healthy, it’s also important to remember to drink healthy too. Tea is very healing.”

Ingredients

Green Cardamom- 6 piece

Cloves- 3 piece

Cinnamon Sticks- 1 piece

Kashmiri Tea- 3 teaspoon

Star Anise- 1 piece

Baking Soda- 1/2 teaspoon

Salt- ¼ teaspoon

Full Fat Milk- 2 cup

Sugar/ Honey- As per requirement

Rose Water- 1/4 teaspoon

Almonds as per taste

Pistachio As per taste

How To Make ?

In a pan add 3 cup of cold water, Kashmiri tea, green cardamom, cinnamon stick, cloves, Star Anise. Close the lid and when start boiling cook it for 5 minutes.

Add baking soda and salt. Close the lid and cook it for 30 minutes on medium heat or cook till one cup water left.

Add 1 cup cold ice water and mix it for 10 minutes. Strain the pink tea and put it aside.

In a different container boil the milk and add the pink tea from above slowly and keep on mixing it well.

Add rose water for great taste and add sugar/honey as per your taste.

Your pink tea is ready to serve.

Garnish it with crushed almond and pistachio to make it more tasty !!