Masala tea


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Preparation time :  5 minutes
Cooking time      :  3- 5 minutes
Serves                :  3 members

Description

Growing up to see my grand mother drink tea from soup bowls. I can still hear her shout out loud “kottarala chaya kondu va ” which means bring tea in the bowl. On my last visit to my brothers home at London. Early morning I come down to make some tea. I see my little nephew Aniq drinking tea from a bowl just like how my grand mother used to. Our generation’s of love for tea, seriously is something. My eyes welled with happy tears, I just hugged him tight. He had a surprised look not knowing why he got the hug for. He’s not seen my grand mother but he’s got her habit in him, god does has his way of reminding us about our long lost loved ones. Well family is a connection to life, a tie to the past and a road to the future. I realised this with this mighty tea. My mind works perfect only through food .

Ingredients

Ingredients
Quantity
Milk3 cups
Water1/4 cup
Ginger1 inch piece crushed
Cardamom1 crushed
Tea dust2 teaspoons
Sugar3 teaspoons

Method

  • Boil milk, water, ginger crushed and cardamom crushed together for four minutes.
  • Add tea dust and boil further for another two minutes in low heat.
  • Add sugar and dissolve. Strain and serve hot.