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Since ancient
times people have enjoyed the
cup that cheers - Tea. This
versatile, low-calorie beverage
has earned a glorious heritage
for itself as an inexpensive
drink that both refreshes and
relaxes. The reasons Indian Tea
is considered the finest in the
world are self-evident to those
who have sampled the subtle,
exquisite flavour of Darjeeling
Tea or the full bodied aroma of
Assam Tea, Nilgiri Tea with its
bristling flagrance, is
exhilarating in its own right.
Try any of these teas to
experience the flavours of the
finest tea the world has to
offer.
And it's amazing how versatile
you can be with tea. From Hot
Tea to Ice Tea, there lies a
complete spectrum of
easy-to-prepare brews to cheer
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Ice Tea |
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Take fresh water and
bring to a boil.
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Put 2 teaspoons of
tea into teapot for
each person to get
strong brew.
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Pour in boiling
water. Cover teapot
and allow to steep
for at least 5
minutes.
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Fill three-fourths
of a large glass
tumbler with
ice-cubes. Pour tea
from the teapot. Add
sugar syrup and
sliced lemon to
taste, but no milk.
You can add a spring
of mint.
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Cool for a few
minutes and imbibe
straight or through
a straw.
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Lemon Tea |
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Add a few drops of
lemon into a piping
hot cup of freshly
brewed tea without
milk
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Add sugar to taste
and stir.
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Sip in the goodness
of tea with the
richness of lemon.
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Tea Punch |
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½
pint strong tea
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6
oz. Sugar
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½
pint orange squash
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4
tbspns. Lemon juice
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2
small bottles ginger
ale
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1
large bottle
lemonade
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1
orange, sliced
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Put the hot tea in a
bowl, add the sugar
and stir until
dissolved. Add the
orange squash and
lemon juice and
strain. Chill. Just
before serving mix
in the ginger ale,
lemonade and orange
slices. Sufficient
for 12 people.
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Kahwa |
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In Kashmir,
tea is made in a samovar which
has burning charcoal surrounding
a metallic pot, and loose green
tea is added to boiling water
along with sugar, crushed
cardamoms and almonds. For
special guests, a pinch of
saffron is added and the
preparation is called kahwa. |
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HOT BLACK TEA |
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Take
a Tea Pot with fresh
boiling water. Add one
tea spoon for every cup
of tea.
BREWING TIME: Tea has
two main ingredients -
stimulating caffeine and
calming tannin. During
the brewing process,
caffeine is released
more rapidly than tannin
from the tea leaves.
Therefore, shorter
brewing times result in
a more stimulating cup
of tea and longer
brewing times in a more
calming one. You can
make good use of this
rule : if you want a
wake-me-up, use a little
more tea and let it
steep for no more than 3
minutes. If you want it
to have a calming effect
instead, take less tea
and let it steep for
five to six minutes. Add
Milk and Sugar to taste |
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The English
way, is to serve bacon and eggs
and les muffins a la cannelle
(cinnamon) with steaming black
tea, and no meal is complete
without it.
In France, they like it with
salty tarts, sweet cakes, fruits
and prommes grenailles in which
case boiled potatoes halved and
spread with salmon caviar or
sour cream is also served. And
iced tea with a sprig of mint
and a dash of pineapple is the
largest craze. As proof of its
popularity, numerous salons de
the (ea salons) have sprung up
at busy street corners and small
nooks in the towns of France. |
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DARJEELING TEA |
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Take
a tea pot with fresh
boiling water. Add one
tea spoon of Darjeeling
tea for every cup of
tea. Brew for three
minutes. Strain and
serve with sugar as
desired. Milk may be
added, but it is best
consumed without milk.
A good Darjeeling tea
will be mellow, golden
yellow and bright with a
wonderful aroma and
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GREEN TEA |
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Green
tea is essentially
consumed without adding
any milk, though sugar
and lemon may be added
to taste. Brewing time
should not exceed three
minutes. Normally large
quantities are prepared
at a time and kept in a
flask. Loyal consumers
drink several cups of
Green tea every day. |
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SPICE/MASALA CHAI |
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Follow the same
procedure as "HOT BLACK
TEA". Add a pinch of
your choice of spice
from Cinnamon, Clove or
Cardamom in crushed
powder form, and stir
well.
Ginger Tea
Follow the same
procedure as for "HOT
BLACK TEA". Add approx
half tsp (per small pot
of tea) crushed ginger,
while brewing.
Masala and Ginger tea
should be prepared only
with the CTC Variety of
tea. |
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