Ingredients
- 2 cup swater
- 6-8 green cardamom pods
- 4-6 clove s.
- 1 1-inchfresh ginger rootpeeled and slice d.
- 2 black tea bags, you can use tea leaves as well.
- Honey/sugar or brown sugar to sweeten.
- Serve with milk or lemon slice s.
Instructions
- In a small saucepan or a tea pot add water, cardamom, cloves and ginger slices. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 4 5 minutes.
- Add tea, turn heat off, stir then cover to steep according to your liking.
- Strain into cups sweeten with honey if desired or add a splash of milk.
Tips
Jump to Recipe One of the best and easiest recipes for cardamom is to use it in tea. This is a spicy and aromatic tea that is used with variations throughout the Middle East. A soothing herbal tea, a winter warmer that I am sure you will enjoy. Are you a fan of herbal tea? how about some Karak tea or this dry lime one very soothing. Jump to: Cardamom Tea Recipe Ingredients Cardamom tea Recipe Instructions Tips FAQs You May Also Like Cardamom Tea I started making cardamom tea when we moved to the United States and I missed my Arabic Coffee. Trying to imitate the flavor but with tea instead of the signature yellow coffee I am used it. Then I fell in love! I started playing and adding other spices until I settled on this combination. Adding milk or not, this is totally optional, and to be honest I love it more without the milk. A delicious, year round cardamom and ginger tea, served hot or iced. Sip this perfectly spiced, soothing brew for a comforting feeling of wellness, and customize it with a splash of milk or a fresh lemon slice. Recipe Ingredients Cardamom tea A delicious herbal tea with soothing spicy effect and health benefits. This cardamom tea can be enjoyed hot, water, cold or iced and sweetened to your liking. 4.50 from 6 votes Print Pin Rate Save Saved! Course: Drinks Cuisine: Middle Eastern Diet: Halal Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes Servings: 12 oz Calories: 72 kcal Author: Amira Ingredients ▢ 2 cups water ▢ 6-8 green cardamom pods ▢ 4-6 cloves. ▢ 1 1- inch fresh ginger root peeled and sliced. ▢ 2 black tea bags , you can use tea leaves as well. Optional: ▢ Honey/sugar or brown sugar to sweeten. ▢ Serve with milk or lemon slices. Instructions In a small saucepan or a tea pot add water, cardamom, cloves and ginger slices. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 4-5 minutes. Add tea, turn heat off, stir then cover to steep according to your liking. Strain into cups sweeten with honey if desired or add a splash of milk. Video Notes Better use filtered water when making tea so there will be no other taste in your tea. You can add a cinnamon stick or some black peppercorn but I really liked it more without so not to overwhelm the cardamom taste. It is better to press on cardamom pods to break the shell a bit for more cardamom flavor. You can use loose tea, in fact I like it even better than tea bags but many of you are more used to tea bags. Feel free to sweeten the tea anyhow you like. Sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup, honey or no sweetener at all. Brewing time depends greatly on the type of tea you are using and more importantly your taste. Brewing for too long might lead to bitter tea and brewing it for too short might lead to a lack of flavor. I recommend you brew the tea for 1 minute then taste, repeat this process until it satisfies you. This step is particularly important if you are using a new brand of tea that you are not used to. This recipe makes exactly 12oz . Nutritional values are calculated assuming the use of 1 teaspoon raw honey. Please check the nutrition disclaimer policy . Nutrition Calories: 72 kcal | Carbohydrates: 17 g | Protein: 2 g | Fat: 1 g | Saturated Fat: 1 g | Sodium: 30 mg | Potassium: 192 mg | Fiber: 4 g | Sugar: 6 g | Vitamin C: 3 mg | Calcium: 60 mg | Iron: 2 mg Tried this Recipe? Pin it for Later! Mention @AmirasPantry or tag #AmirasPantry ! Recipe Instructions In a pot or a tea pot add water, cardamom, cloves and ginger slices. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for ٤-5 minutes. Add tea bags or loose tea, turn heat off and stir. Cover and let it steep to your liking. Tips Better use filtered water when making tea so there will be no other taste in your tea. You can add a cinnamon stick or some black peppercorn but I really liked it more without so not to overwhelm the cardamom taste. You can use loose tea, in fact I like it even better than tea bags but many of you are more used to tea bags. Feel free to sweeten the tea anyhow you like. Sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup, honey or no sweetener at all. FAQs How long to brew tea? This depends greatly on the type of tea you are using and more importantly your taste. Brewing for too long might lead to bitter tea and brewing it for too short might lead to a lack of flavor. I recommend you brew the tea for 1 minute then taste, repeat this process until it satisfies you. This step is particularly important if you are using a new brand of tea that you are not used to. You May Also Like Karak Tea Ginger Latte Sahlab (Middle Eastern Pudding Drink) Tea with Milk Would you like to save this post? We'll email this post to you, so you can come back to it later! I agree to be sent email.