This is my new favourite drink. One of my customers told me about a delicious sweet cardamom tea he drank in Saudi Arabia. He told me they used condensed milk, sugar, and a lot of cardamom. It was often, he said, spiced with rose petals or saffron.I decided to try and make a version of this blend and have come up with our Karak Chay. We named it Chay instead of Chai to distinguish it from our Chai Masala, and because Chay is an old way of saying tea in some parts of the Middle East.I have used ground organic decaffeinated black tea, sugar, cardamom, rose petals and saffron - It is truly deeeeelicious.You can prepare it with hot milk, or with tea ( decaf or regular), or just with freshly boiled plain water. Here are the recipes below. Cardamom Sweet Tea - for 12 tsp Karak Chay1 tsp black loose leaf tea ( decaf or regular - or 1 teabag)1 cup boiling waterLet it steep, strain into a cup and add milk if desiredKarak Chay Latte - for 23 tsp Karak Chay1 cup boiling water - add to Chay and let steep, strain into a cup1 cup steamed hot milk - add to hot teaKarak Chay - for 3in a pot add1.5 cups water4 tsp Karak Chay1.5 cups of milkBring everything to a boil and let simmer for 3 minutes, strain into a cup.* You can use the Karak Chay without a strainer, but you will find some small particles at the bottom of your cup - read them if you can. Use a strainer if you want.
