It’s that time of the year!
The coziest of seasons, when the bed feels too warm to leave on chilly winter mornings. When you force yourself to snap out of your warm cocoon of comfort and go to work. At such moments, what makes it easier is a hot steaming cup of tea. And what better than a cup of kadak black tea that keeps you warm from inside out?
When it comes to black tea, India produces half of the world's output, with Sri Lanka and Africa making up a large percentage of the remaining production. Black tea’s bold flavours and long shelf life are just some of the many in its long list of benefits. You can read more about how black tea gets made in our earlier blog.
The experts at the best tea company in India, understand how this black cuppa feels like a hug this season. So, we have compiled some super delicious black tea recipes for you to keep your bodies warm inside out this winter.
Before we start you can also choose the perfect tea and order the best quality tea in India from our online tea store. Once you do that, try out these recipes:
Spiced Black Tea
Here’s what you need to do!
- Start by boiling water in a deep saucepan.
- Once it starts to boil, slow down the flame and add tea leaves from the best online tea store in India to it.
- Take 4-5 cloves (laung), 4-5 black pepper corn (kali mirch), 1 inch cinnamon stick (dalchini), 2 cardamom (elaichi) along with one star anise (chakri phool). Now add all of these spices to the tea.
- Cover the pan with a lid and remove it from the stove.
- Keep it aside for 10-15 minutes with all the spices getting infused into it.
- Strain it and your spiced black tea is ready!
- You may add chaat masala, honey or jaggery to enhance the flavours.
If you want to skip the above steps, you can buy spiced tea online and get it delivered right to your doorstep anytime you want.
Apple tea
Here’s how to make it:
- Brew black tea by boiling 250-300 mL of water in a deep saucepan.
- Add some tea leaves from the best tea company in India to the pan.
- Take some cinnamon sticks, a star anise and a few grains of pepper and add them to the pan.
- Cut some apple slices and add to the pan.
- To sweeten the brew some more, you can add some honey.
- Once it boils, remove from the stove.
- Serve immediately.
The contrasting sweet and sour flavours of this brew are a perfect note to start your winter mornings.
Raspberry tea
Here’s what you need to do!
- Boil 250-300 mL of water in a deep saucepan.
- Choose the perfect tea leaves and add to make the perfect black tea.
- Take raspberry syrup and add 2-3 tablespoons to the pan.
- Add one sprig of rosemary, if available.
- You can even add a slice of grapefruit or chakotra.
- Remove from the stove.
- Serve immediately.
Orange tea
Here’s how to make it:
- Boil 250-300 mL of water.
- Add some tea leaves to it.
- Once it brews properly, take a cinnamon stick, a few cloves and ginger and add them to the saucepan.
- Now cut some orange slices and add them to the pan.
- Add honey to sweeten the concoction, if required.
- Serve immediately after preparation.
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