Yesterday, I visited a new friend of mine (whom I met at gym and who is a health freak) and her tea was so good, I immediately asked her what she put into it. She smiled and said fenugreek seeds :shock: Just a pinch, yes, but still..... So I thought, may be everyone has some unique ingredients to bring flavor to their morning tea. I like to add ginger, the obvious choice. Sometimes cardamom powder goes in, but thats it. What do you add to make your tea special? Or even coffee? :coffee EDIT: I started this thread impulsively. And suddenly there were so many posts about making a tea rich. Adding links to new and old useful threads here. http://www.indusladies.com/forums/cuisines-of-india/206966-cardamom-tea.html http://www.indusladies.com/forums/cuisines-of-india/210654-minty-ginger-tea-my-trial.html http://www.indusladies.com/forums/keep-fit-and-maintain-shape/123252-fenugreek-tea-women-advantages-disadvantages.html
My recipe, stolen and slightly adapted from my exMIL's recipe. Per serving: one black tea bag one part water to two parts whole or 2% milk (it just doesn't taste right with fat free milk) 4-5 opened green cardamom pods, 1-2 broken up cinnamon or cassia sticks 1/4 inch-ish slice of peeled fresh ginger 6-7 whole cloves a few strands of saffron, ground up (sometimes. That stuff is too expensive to use in tea all the time.) dash of vanilla Sugar to taste (sometimes I want it more sweet, sometimes less) If I'm not going to be cooking my morning tea (because that above recipe requires 20 minutes of babysitting on the stove, so as not to scorch the milk), then I usually just plunk a bag of Twining's Irish Breakfast Tea in a mug of hot water, steep it, and add a cube or two of sugar and a splash of milk. More often than not, though, my morning drink is orange juice. Tea used to be daily, but now it might be once or twice a week...
Luna, it must make one royal rich tea I agree, its not for everyday, but would make a refreshing drink on tired chilly day.... Will try it someday.
It is pretty rich. ExMIL makes it every morning. I just don't know how she can tolerate it every single day; I make it once a week, more often when it's cold.
mulathi, licorice roots instead of sugar, i usually drink green or white tea instead of normal tea,if its my choice. luna i also did cinnamon sticks, and i must try out your recipe sounds good. the fenugreek will be tried out as well.
To make your Tea more refreshing and healthier, you can also add Red Clover herb and Calendula flower
I add any of this according to my mood , a pinch of pepper powder ( if my nose is running), a piece of ginger (if stomach is upset ) , cardamom powder or cinamom powder. In black tea you can and either mint leaves , lemon or basil leaves ( healthy choice)
Add a few crushed mint leaves to ur tea.. Believe me it gives a nice aroma and it is very much refreshing.. Mint tea is my faaavorite
