Filter Tea

Ingredients

1. South Indian Coffee Filter (6 cups steel) 1 number
2. 2 cups Boiling water ~
3. 4 teaspoons Tea –
4. Elaichi green/cardamom – 3 crushed
5. 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg –
6. 1 tsp Cinnamon powder –
7. Ginger fresh; deskinned – 2 inch piece crushed
8. Clove – 3 numbers crushed
9. 1/2 tsp Fennel seeds optional –
10. 3/4 tsp Black pepper coarsely ground –
11. Star anise (optional) – 1 number

Steps

1. In a blender, dry grind ginger, elaichi, nutmeg powder, star anise, clove and fennel seeds. Grind them all well.

   

2. Transfer this mixture to a South indian coffee filter and add tea. Now add 1 cup of boiling water to the filter over the powders and tea.

   

3. Once the decoction is collected in the bottom half of the filter; pour the remaining water into the filter and let it drip down again. Once 2 cups have emptied; store the decoction and make tea with it.

   

4. To make tea, boil milk/water and add the decoction as per your required strength; mix in sweetener of choice and enjoy hot/cold.

   

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