Mint Nib
Winter makes the heart cold and long for warm refreshments. The traditional milk based tea consumed in India is great for a warm refreshment. But it leaves your heavy and full of fatty milk solids. However this lemon tea provides the punch without the flab.
The key ingredients in this recipe are (for two cups of tea)
- One Lemon
- One teaspoon tea leaves
- A pinch of crushed ginger
- Few leaves of mint
- One teaspoon Rock salt
- Three teaspoons of Sugar
The first step is boil the water with the sugar and the rock salt in a container on the gas or in the microwave. Half way to full bubbling of the boiling water - add the ginger and the mint leaves. Simmer for a few minutes to let the flavors of the spices spread in the water. At this point you can take a small teaspoon to taste - see if salt and sugar feel right for you.
In a separate cup/bowl squeeze the juice of the lemon and remove the seeds from the extract. Cut a small piece of the rind - and put it in the simmering water.
Next remove the water from the heat and put in the teaspoon of tea. You can use more than one teaspoon if you are using a very mildly flavored tea. Cover the container, and leave for a few minutes - just enough to get the flavors out and not too long so that the tanins stay in the leaves. This will depend on the type of tea. For the standard Indian strong tea - three minutes is more than enough.
Pour out the tea through a sieve and into a mixing container. Mix the lemon juice and stir till its dissolved. At this point you can reheat the tea if its gone a little cold. If you plan to reheat - make sure you add in extra the sugar and salt, if you think its necessary. Sometimes after the lemon is added - the tea may warrant an increase in the concentration of these two ingredients.
Pour into cups, and enjoy the chilly winter wind in the balcony with your energizing lemon tea.
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