RECIPES
 
  Here are some wonderful ways to make coffee and tea. Try them all and enjoy the experience.  
 
Tea Recipes
 
     
 
Masala Tea
(hot)

3 teabags black tea
4 cups water
A 3 inch cinnamon stick
1 inch piece of ginger sliced
1/2 tspn green cardamom seeds
1/2 tspn black peppercorns
1/2 tspn whole cloves
1 tspn whole coriander seeds
1 cup milk
Honey or other sweetener to taste

Boil water and add the spices. Cover and simmer 20 minutes. Add teabags and steep 10 minutes. Add milk and heat to drinking temperature. Do not boil. Strain and serve with sweetener.
 
 
Lemon Tea
(hot)

Water (depending on how much tea you want to make)
Tea (depending on the water you take)
Sugar
Lemon

Brew the tea as you would like it. In a hot cup of tea, squeeze a few drops of lemon. Add sugar. Stir and enjoy. Lemon tea does not need milk.
 
 
Lemon Tea

2 1/2 cups strong coffee
2 teaspoons sugar
2/3 cup cream
4 scoops of coffee flavored ice cream
1 large bottle of Cola

Sweeten coffee with sugar, and chill
Mix coffee and cream
Fill 4 glasses half full
Add one scoop of ice cream to each glass
Top with cola

 
 
Tulsi (Basil) Tea
(hot)

Tea (as per the number of cups)
Water (as per number of cups)
Sweetener (sugar/ honey)
Tulsi (Basil) leaves

Boil water according to the cups you have to make. Put the tea leaves and brew for 2-3 minutes. In the same pot, put the basil leaves and let it stand for another 3-4 minutes. A longer steeping time yields a stronger tea with more beneficial properties. Add the sweetener as per taste. You can also add a dash of lime.

 
 
Ginger Tea
(hot)

½ cup water
I teaspoon tea leaves
Crushed ginger and sugar as needed
Crushed green cardamom seeds (if needed)

Take half cup of water i and put a spoonful of tea leaves, crushed ginger and sugar as needed. You can add crushed cardamom into the water too. Boil the mixture for about 3-4 minute based upon how strong tea chai you need. Pour half cup of milk into it and boil again for a few minutes. Strain and enjoy.

 
 
Almond Tea (hot)

4 tea bags
1/2 tspn lemon zest finely grated
4 cups boiling water
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbsn lemon juice
1 tspn almond extract (almond essence can be used also)
1/4 tspn vanilla

Put tea and the lemon rind in boiling water. Let it stand for about 5 minutes. Stir in sugar, lemon juice, almond and vanilla. Serve hot.

 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
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