Adeni Tea

Adeni tea is a spiced tea drink from Aden, Yemen, that is sweet and rich and perfect for winter days.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 179 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
• 3 cups water
• 3 orange pekoe tea bags
• 10 cardamom seeds, or to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.25 cup white sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cut tea bags open and empty into a small bowl; discard tea bags.

Step 2

Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; add loose tea. Boil tea until water becomes dark red, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir sugar into tea.

Step 3

Grind cardamom seeds in an electric grinder or using a mortar and pestle. Stir ground cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger into tea; boil until flavors are infused, about 10 minutes.

Step 4

Stir milk into tea and bring back to a boil for about 2 minutes. Pour tea through a sieve to separate out solids. Serve hot.