Central Asian · easy

Cardamom green tea (qehwa)

Name: Cardamom green tea (qehwa)
Cook time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Central Asian
Ingredients: 1 level tsp green tea leaves (2 g Loose green tea leaves (for qehwa)); 1 green cardamom pod, cracked (0.25 g Green cardamom (choti elaichi)); a squeeze of lemon (3 g lemon)

Green tea steeped with a cracked cardamom pod and a squeeze of lemon, no sugar. Drink as much as you like.

Protein 0 gCarbs 1 gFat 0 g

Makes 1 · On the day 4 min · Fresh

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Ingredients

1 level tsp green tea leaves · Loose green tea leaves (for qehwa) 2 g

1 green cardamom pod, cracked 0.25 g

a squeeze of lemon 3 g

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Method

Boil 1 cup water with the cracked cardamom 2 min.
Off the heat add the leaves, cover and steep 2 min.
Strain, add lemon, no sugar.

Keeping

Keeps: Fresh

Why it tastes good: This is the free drink: after meals and when eating out, qehwa instead of a third milk tea.

Nutrition, per portion