Pakistan – Traditional Karak Chai

by Shafaq Aziz

A cup of tea makes every thing better

Introduction

Tea is very popular in pakistan espacialy in winters. in urdu tea is called chai. 90 percent of pakistanis love tea for sure .The aroma of it is so good. Most people energy levels are low in the moring after meals therefore,its the best to consume tea after breakfast. There are many types of tea around the world.

• Green tea
• Pink tea
• Masala tea
• Ginger tea
• Yellow tea
• Black tea
• Herbal tea and many more

Green tea is often is said to be good for your health.tea suited the middle class lifestyle perfectly well. It served with bread,cake,brownies,cookies etc. After water tea is the most consumed bevarages in pakistani cuisine .You can take tea any time. On weddings tea is always is the menu. in pakistan black and green teas are famous and are known locally as sabz chai and kahwah .Tea house is the best cafe in pakistan. When you feel sleepy you can take a strong cup of tea it make you fresh .The recipe of making tea (chai) is so simple.

Ingridents

 

• Milk 1 cup

• Water half cup

• Tea 2 spoons

• Sugar 2 spoons

• Cardamom 3

• Almonds 5

Method of cooking

Step 1

• Put milk and water in a pan .

Step 2

• When it started to boil put the tea in the mixture and cook it for 15 to 20 minutes. Then add the sugar,cardamom and almonds and again cook it for 5 minutes after 5 minutes pour it into the cup and serve it with some cookies or whatever you like.

Step 3

Enjoy.

• A cup of tea contains 3 calories