Filter Tea

Name: Filter Tea
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups Boiling water ~; 4 teaspoons Tea -; Elaichi green/cardamom - 3 crushed; 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg -; 1 tsp Cinnamon powder -; Ginger fresh; deskinned - 2 inch piece crushed; Clove - 3 numbers crushed; 1/2 tsp Fennel seeds optional -; 3/4 tsp Black pepper coarsely ground -; Star anise (optional) - 1 number

Lakshmi Balaji @laxie

In The Kitchen

I wanted to look at an option where I wanted to prepare tea instantly without having to buy tea bags. Hence, the simple solution was filter tea; just like filter coffee! The ingredients can be altered to suit your taste. The idea remains the same anyhow.

Lakshmi Balaji @laxie

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Ingredients

20 minutes

4 people

South Indian Coffee Filter (6 cups steel) 1 number
2 cupsBoiling water ~
4 teaspoonsTea -
Elaichi green/cardamom - 3 crushed
1/4 teaspoonNutmeg -
1 tspCinnamon powder -
Ginger fresh; deskinned - 2 inch piece crushed
Clove- 3 numbers crushed
1/2 tspFennel seeds optional -
3/4 tspBlack pepper coarsely ground -
Star anise (optional) - 1 number

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Steps

20 minutes

1

In a blender, dry grind ginger, elaichi, nutmeg powder, star anise, clove and fennel seeds. Grind them all well.
2

Transfer this mixture to a South indian coffee filter and add tea. Now add 1 cup of boiling water to the filter over the powders and tea.
3

Once the decoction is collected in the bottom half of the filter; pour the remaining water into the filter and let it drip down again. Once 2 cups have emptied; store the decoction and make tea with it.
4

To make tea, boil milk/water and add the decoction as per your required strength; mix in sweetener of choice and enjoy hot/cold.