Tinda Chai (Iced Chamomile Tea)

Categories: Beverages, Indian
Yield: 1 servings

8 c Water
4 Chamomile tea bags
8 Green cardamom pods
Zest of 1 orange; removed in
-strips with a vegetable
-peeler
Zest of 1 lime; removed in
-strips with a vegetable
-peeler
1/4 c Sliced peeled fresh
-gingerroot
3/4 c Sugar

In a 4-quart saucepan bring all ingredients to a boil and simmer, covered,
15 minutes. Remove pan from heat and cool mixture. Steep mixture, covered
and chilled, at least 8 hours and up to 24.

Pour mixture through a fine sieve into a pitcher. This tea keeps, covered
and chilled, 1 week.

Serve in ice-filled tall glasses.

Makes about 2 quarts.

REG 1 shared by Karin Baumgardner, Issaquah, WA, USA

Recipe by: The Best of Gourmet 1998

Posted to EAT-LF Digest by KSBAUM@aol.com on Jan 18, 1999, converted by
MM_Buster v2.0l.

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