East African Cardamom Tea

UmmBinat's Note:

I just tried this tea and it was lovely with Earl Grey. Not liking the idea of ground cardamom in tea I switched the recipe to using the full pods and steeped them with my tea leaves. Originally posted for ZWT7, Africa. Modified from, www.congocookbook.com.

• Total Time: 8 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 3-6

Yield: 1.0 pot

• cold water (three to six cups)
• 3 -4 teaspoons tea (Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Irish Breakfast, etc.)
• 6 green cardamom pods, bruised
• honey or sugar, to taste
• milk (I use homemade almond milk to be dairy free)

Directions:

1. In a saucepan or tea kettle heat the water to a near boil. Transfer the water to a teapot and add the tea leaves, and bruised cardamom pods, steep tea as normal.
2. Pour the tea into cups with sugar or honey, and milk to taste.
3. Stir, serve and enjoy!

Reviews

[CaliforniaJan]

I crushed my cardamom pods with my mortar and then ground the seeds into a powder, I also floated a couple of whole pods in my tea pot. It had a very nice and exotic taste and a wonderful aroma. Made for the wonderful Witchin Kitchen team for ZWT #7.

[Acadia*]

I used orange pekoe black tea bags and added almond milk to my tea cup. I also made a large batch in my sun tea jar. Flavor was fantastic and very exotic. Thanks for posting! Made for Veg 'n Swap tag!

[Sydney Mike]

Made this pretty much as given, with Earl Grey, 1 tablespoon of honey per final cup, & with milk with 2% fat! Very enjoyable cup-a-tea, we thought! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Tagged & made in Please Review My Recipe]