KEHWA/Mugil Chai (Kashmiri Green Tea)

Serving size: 4 people

Ingredients :

• 4 cups water,
• a pinch of dalchini/cinnamon,
• 1/2 tsp fresh green tea (crushed),
• 2 choti elaichi/cardamom,
• 3 or 4 badams/almond (crushed),
• sugar to taste.

Method:

• Take water in a vessel or kettle.
• Add crushed tea leaves and allow it to one boil.
• Add sugar to taste.
• Add crushed elaichi, dalchini and shredded badam while tea is boiling and cover.
• The tea is now ready to drink.

If you don't like tea leaves with tea. Put elaichi, badam in a cup and pour tea through sieve into the cup, and serve.

Mugil chai is usually made in samovar but if samovar is not available make in pan or vessel.