Kashmiri Saffron Tea Chai - Kesar Chai
Kashmiri Saffron Tea Chai - Kesar Chai s a comforting warm drink that’s brimming with antioxidants. It’s a popular Kashmiri beverage that is soothing. Kashmiri Pandits typically consume three types of tea, which include Kehwa (a type of green tea) , Sheer Chai and saffron tea.
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 20-25 saffron strands
- 1 cinnamon stick 2 inch piece (dalchini)
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom (elaichi powder)
- 1 and 1/2 tbsp slivered almonds (plus a few more to top off)
- 1 and 1/2 tbsp sugar (you can reduce or eliminate as per taste)
Instructions
Prep
- Using a mortar and pestle coarsely crush the cinnamon stick.
Cook
- Place 4 cups water and in a small saucepan and bring the water to boil on high heat.
- Add in saffron strands, crushed cinnamon, ground cardamom and slivered almonds.
- Further let it boil for a minute. Next turn off the heat and cover with a lid for about a minute. Finally transfer in a cup and top off with additional almonds.
- This tea is supposed to be sweet however you can reduce the amount of sugar as per your taste. Moreover, you can also eliminate the sugar if you like.