Description
A traditional beverage from Kashmir, Noon Chai is a pink colored salted tea topped with Pistachios and almond.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
- Kashmiri Green Tea (Kahwa): 3 Tbsp.
- Chopped Pistachio: 2 Tsp.
- Chopped Almond: 2 Tsp.
- Cinnamon stick: 2”
- Green Cardamom: 5-6
- Star Anise: 1
- Baking Soda: 1 Tsp.
- Salt: 1/2 Tsp.
- Sugar: 3 Tbsp.
- Full-Fat Milk: 1/2 Litre
- Cold Water: 1/2 Litre
- Ice cubes: 1 cup
Instructions
- Process:
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[/url] - Take Coldwater and Ice Cubes in a deep bottom vessel.
- Start boiling the water along with Kashmiri Green Tea (Kahwa), Green Cardamom, Cinnamon Stick, and Star Anise.
- Boil until the water reduces to 1/3 of the same in slow flame. It will take around 30 minutes.
- Add Salt and Baking Soda to the Tea liquor and give the mixture a stir. The Tea should turn frothy at this point.
- Stir using a spoon and bring it to boil again.
- Now add Milk and boil for around 5-6 minutes in low flame.
- Now add Sugar and boil for 1 minute until sugar dissolves completely.
- Switch the flame off and strain the tea using a strainer.
- The Tea should have a light pink color.
- Pour the tea into the desired cup and top it with chopped Pistachios and Almond and serve hot.
[/url]Notes
The more you boil the tea with Baking Soda the more chance of getting the desired color. if possible take around 1-liter water and reduce it to 250 ml by boiling with Baking Soda and Kahwa Tea leaves. I though have boiled 1/2 lit water for 30 minutes and the result was satisfactory.
Adding Sugar is optional. The authentic version does not contain sugar.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Category: Beverage
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 150ml
- Calories: 133
- Sugar: 15.4g
- Sodium: 475mg
- Fat: 5.3g
- Saturated Fat: 2.7g
- Carbohydrates: 18.2g
- Fiber: 1.3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 18mg
