Kashmiri Kahwa Recipe | Kahwa Tea - Dassana's Veg Recipes

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Kashmiri Kahwa Recipe | Kahwa Tea

Kahwa is a traditional Kashmiri tea made with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, rose petals, saffron, and green tea leaves. It is lightly spiced and aromatic. Kahwa tea is commonly enjoyed during cold weather.

Prep Time2

Cook Time5

Steeping Time3

Total Time10

Course: Beverages

Cuisine: Indian, Kashmiri

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan

Difficulty Level: Easy

Servings: small cups

Calories: 55kcal

Author: Dassana Amit

Ingredients

2 cups water
2 inches cinnamon - use true cinnamon and not cassia cinnamon
2 green cardamoms
2 cloves
5 to 6 dried rose petals - optional
2 tablespoons sugar or add as per taste
1 teaspoon green tea leaves or add as required
4 to 5 almonds (sliced or crushed or chopped) - optional, can also add walnuts instead
10 to 12 saffron strands - optional

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Instructions

Preparation

Get all the spices ready before you start making kahwa.
Take the cinnamon, cloves and green cardamoms in a mortar-pestle. Crush them lightly.
Slice almonds thinly. Almonds can be crushed also in the mortar-pestle. You can even use 2 to 3 walnuts in place of almonds - chop them and add to your kahwa.

Making kahwa

In a saucepan, take the water. Place saucepan on the stove-top on a medium heat.
Add the lightly crushed spices and dried rose petals in the water.
Add sugar or add as per taste.
Let the water come to a gentle boil on a medium heat.
Turn off the heat. Place the pan on the kitchen counter-top. Add green tea. You can add less or more green tea leaves as you prefer.
Cover the pan with its lid and steep green leaves in the hot water for 3 minutes.
After 3 minutes, pour kahwa tea in small cups using a tea strainer.
Add 3 to 4 saffron strands and sliced almonds in each cup.
Serve kahwa tea. Enjoy this fragrant mild green tea!

Notes

Ingredient Swaps

Sweeteners: You can add your preferred sweetener or skip them.
Spices: You could skip cloves if you do not have these but green cardamoms and cinnamon are essential.
Rose petals: Omit rose petals, if you do not have them.
Saffron: If you do not have saffron, then simply skip them.

Recipe Notes

I usually brew green tea for 2 to 3 minutes. Depending on the grade and quality of the leaves, the brewing time will vary from 2 to 5 minutes. Do not steep or brew the leaves for a longer time as this will make the tea bitter.
Including honey: I do not suggest adding honey as a sweetener. As per Ayurveda honey becomes toxic when heated or when dissolved in hot liquids.
Where to buy: Green tea leaves can be brought from any health store, super store or online. Kahwa pre-made mixes can be purchased online.

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