Help! Tea Making Question

john.sw · Sep 6th, 2005, 22:52

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Originally Posted by Hamanda

... I am definately a Tetley or Brooke Bond girl - and I don't think anything is ever going to change that.

You will get the best tea in the world.. do try some real tea. Tea is normally graded into 10 qualities. Grade 10 goes into your tea bags - you deserve better!

Black tea is what you're used to - it is highly fermented and will make you a typical English cuppa.

If you take milk in your tea, make sure it is fresh pasteurised milk and that it is COLD. Most places will offer you hot milk, and it is often sterilised or Ultra Heat Treated, which makes any tea taste horrid.

When you have had your nice cup of tea and a sit down, why not visit Brooke Bond Road in Comibatore?

ona · Sep 8th, 2005, 16:16

Can anyone tell me how to make Kashmiri tea - we bought all the ingredients when we were there in June. I made 2 cups the other night and it tasted horrible - bitter. I think I used too much tea leaves (a heaped tablespoon). But it tasted bitter even after adding more water. Somewhere I did something wrong. How many cardamom seeds is one suppose to use for 2 cups?

India Edge · Sep 8th, 2005, 22:50

ona: 1 tsp tea leaf per cup. Is this a green tea? If so, steep for 3 min max. 5 min max if black tea. A CTC tea can be boiled a bit. Cardamom to taste but I'd start with 1 or 2 (green pods, cracked) per cup. If your using almonds make sure they're fresh and blanched. Use good water - our tap water tastes horrible so I always use bottled water for tea. There are lots of Kashmiri tea recipes on the internet, although some are as complicated as a college science project

indira · Sep 8th, 2005, 23:23

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Originally Posted by seventies'hippy

But Guys,
You've all missed mentioning the magic ingredient,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Chai isn't chai unless it's been poured from an arms length height into another container a couple of times,ie from glass to glass or pot to glass,,,,

Can't remember whose it was but 4 or 5'ish months past there was a great photo ('seem to remember it was b&w') posted of a chai walla doing just that,,,,,,,,,,,,

So very true...(smiles).........

Sep 8th, 2005, 22:50	#33
India Edge Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 209	ona: 1 tsp tea leaf per cup. Is this a green tea? If so, steep for 3 min max. 5 min max if black tea. A CTC tea can be boiled a bit. Cardamom to taste but I'd start with 1 or 2 (green pods, cracked) per cup. If your using almonds make sure they're fresh and blanched. Use good water - our tap water tastes horrible so I always use bottled water for tea. There are lots of Kashmiri tea recipes on the internet, although some are as complicated as a college science project __________________ India pics India vids

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Sep 8th, 2005, 16:16	#32
ona Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: South Africa Posts: 40	Can anyone tell me how to make Kashmiri tea - we bought all the ingredients when we were there in June. I made 2 cups the other night and it tasted horrible - bitter. I think I used too much tea leaves (a heaped tablespoon). But it tasted bitter even after adding more water. Somewhere I did something wrong. How many cardamom seeds is one suppose to use for 2 cups?

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