In India, the day starts with tea. Tea is the drink that is consumed the most. Most people like tea. Whereas if it is winter then tea becomes a necessity for the people. Everyone wants to drink tea in winter. Even those who drink less tea are not able to refuse tea in this season. You do not forget to serve tea to the guests also. There is such a high demand for tea, so there is a lot of variety in tea. However, people mostly drink milk or lemon tea. If you like tea and want something different in it, then you can try a different type of tea. It is very easy to make these teas. These can be prepared as quickly as regular tea. Let us know the easy recipes for making four types of tea in winter.
Masala Tea
Masala tea is the most liked tea in the country. You can easily make it at home.
Ingredients to make Masala Tea
4 black pepper, 4 cloves, 7-8 cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, one spoon fennel, rose petals, ginger powder, tea leaves, sugar, milk, water.
How to make masala tea
To make masala tea, roast all the spices in a pan, grind them well, and make powder. Heat water on gas, add tea leaves to it, and boil for some time. Then mix milk and sugar and boil for some time. Later add tea masala and boil for 5 minutes. Your masala tea is ready.
Mint tea
Mint tea will refresh you from within. You can easily make healthy mint tea at home.
Ingredients for making mint tea
8-10 mint leaves, half a teaspoon of black pepper, an equal amount of black salt, one teaspoon of sugar, and water.
Peppermint Tea Recipe
To make this, first, wash the mint leaves and boil them in a pan with water on a low flame. Now add black salt and black pepper and boil for 5 minutes. Then add sugar. Once it boils well, filter it.
Herbal Green Tea
Green tea is beneficial for health. Nowadays the demand for green tea has increased. Making green tea is easy.
Ingredients for making green tea
Two cups of water, a piece of ginger, two crushed cardamoms, mint leaves, basil leaves, lemon juice, and honey.
Herbal Green Tea Recipe
To make this, heat two cups of water in a pan and add crushed ginger and cardamom to it. After boiling for some time, turn off the gas. Now wash basil leaves and mint, mix them in boiled water, and keep covered for 2 minutes. This will add flavor of mint and basil to the water. Then add one spoon of lemon juice. Before drinking, add one spoonful of honey, filter the tea, and serve herbal green tea.
Kashmiri pink tea
Kashmir's tea i.e. Kahwa is quite famous. This tea is pink in color. You can easily taste this Kashmiri pink tea even at home.
Ingredients for making pink tea
Water, cardamom, cloves, green tea spice, baking soda, milk, sugar and pistachios (optional)
Kashmiri tea recipe
Mix water, cardamom, cloves, and green tea in a pan and boil. Once cooked, add baking soda to it. When cooked well, remove this mixture from the gas and keep it aside. Meanwhile, mix milk and sugar in another pan and cook. When the mixture becomes thick, mix half the milk mixture and half the pre-prepared masala tea mixture in a glass. Your pink tea is ready. Add pistachios on top and serve hot.
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