Filter Tea

Lakshmi Balaji
Lakshmi Balaji @laxie
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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.

Filter Tea

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.

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Ingredients

20 minutes
4 people
  1. South Indian Coffee Filter (6 cups steel) 1 number
  2. 2 cupsBoiling water ~
  3. 4 teaspoonsTea -
  4. Elaichi green/cardamom - 3 crushed
  5. 1/4 teaspoonNutmeg -
  6. 1 tspCinnamon powder -
  7. Ginger fresh; deskinned - 2 inch piece crushed
  8. Clove- 3 numbers crushed
  9. 1/2 tspFennel seeds optional -
  10. 3/4 tspBlack pepper coarsely ground -
  11. Star anise (optional) - 1 number

Cooking Instructions

20 minutes
  1. 1

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

  2. 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. 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. 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.

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