Adeni Tea

This recipe come from Aden, Yemen. Its great for a weekend brunch or breakfast. Sweet, rich, authentic, fragrant, and magical hot drink. Great for the winter.

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

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
• 3 cups water
• 3 orange pekoe tea bags
• 10 cardamom seeds, or to taste

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.