You can have this tea after having a heavy meal like a biriyani or even when you want to fresh up with a cup of tea.
Ingredients
Water 2 cups
Tea powder 1/2 tsp
Lime 1/2 of one
Mint leaves 5-6
Sugar 3 tsp (according to taste)
Method
-Boil water in a saucepan.
-When the water starts boiling add tea powder and the mint leaves.Let it boil for 1 or 2 minutes.
-Off the flame,squeeze in the lime juice and strain into the tea pot.
-Add sugar and serve hot into cups.
*You can use tea-bags instead of tea powder.
*Change the amount of sugar and lime as per your taste.
This is a real refresher for the hot summers of the middle east.Mint leaves can be optional for those of you who don't like its taste.But for me ,the green color of this drink with its taste is perfect Whenever I feel tired I prepare this drink.Here is the recipe:
Ingredients
Cold water 3 glass
Fresh mint leaves 1 cup
Lime 2 nos.
Sugar 6 tblsp
Salt 1/4 tsp
Method :-
-Remove seeds, squeeze & extract juice from the lime
-In a blender add 1glass of water & the mint leaves.
-Blend this for 1 minute.
-Now add the remaining water,sugar,salt & the lime juice & blend this for 2-3 minutes
-The drink is ready,pour this into the serving glass.
-Can decorate with a slice of lime & mint.
*Both Lime & mint has its own flavour & aroma.Mint supports digestion and also is a breathe freshner.Lime is a good source of vit C and also often used as a cleanser.
