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    Kahwa Tea Recipe - Kashmiri Tea

    Dec 8, 2021 Modified: Feb 2, 2022 by Rekha Kakkar This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Kahwa or kahwah is Kashmiri tea with flavorful spices like cinnamon cardamom cloves and saffron. You can easily make the kahwa premix too at home with the recipe. Here’s how to make kahawa at home.

    Winters are a perfect time to enjoy hot and warming drinks. Kashmiri kahwa is a traditional tea. It is a great drink to sip on winter days. Spices in kahwa are warming in nature and it tastes excellent.

    Kashmiri cuisine is known for its simplicity and richness of flavours. The use of spices makes it easily digestible and gives complexity of flavours. 

    During the freezing cold season in winters, Kashmiri people keep sipping this hot beverage frequently. The hot beverage keeps the body warm and spices keep up their immunity levels high. 

    In our home, I make it quite frequently. I first tested it on a short duration work trip of my husband to Kashmir where we also accompanied him. It became our to go drink in our next posting at Shillong where we had cold weather most of the time of year.

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    Ingredients For Kahwa

    1. Cinnamon 
    2. Cardamom 
    3. Cloves
    4. Saffron
    5. Almonds
    6. Honey

    To serve: These are optional ingredients but add a lot of taste to this tea drink. You can use them or skip as per your choice. Slivers of almonds or pistachio are added as garnish and texture.

    See recipe card for quantities.

    How to make kahwa or kahwah at home?

    Traditionally in Kashmiri homes, kahwa is made in a kettle like vessel known as a samovar. Samovar is a copper kettle that has a compartment for coal which keeps it hot as well. In the water compartment, Kashmiri tea and other spices are added to it.

    Instructions

    I am sharing with you the method by which you can make it in the saucepan.

    1. In a small mortar and pestle crush together the cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and saffron.
    2. Cut Almonds into slivers or crush them. Keep aside.
    3. Heat 2 cups of water in a pan.
    4. Once the water starts to boil add crushed spices and tea leaves.
    5. Turn off the heat and cover it with the lid. 
    6. Let it steep for 1-2 minutes.
    7. Strain and pour into cups. Drizzle with honey and garnish with chopped almonds.

    Substitutions

    • Tea: If you can’t find green tea you can use regular Kashmiri tea.
    • Honey: You can substitute honey with either maple syrup or stevia. You can also use any other sweetener of your choice. 

    Recipe Notes

    You can premix all the ingredients in the mentioned quantities and make a kahwa pre mix to use as required.

    Top tip

    After adding tea and spices immediately turn off the heat. Do not boil it too much otherwise it may turn bitter.

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    Kahwa Recipe

    Kahwa or kahwah is Kashmiri tea with flavorful spices like cinnamon cardamom cloves and saffron. You can easily make the kahwa premix too at home with the recipe. Here’s how to make kahawa at home.
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    Course: drink, Drinks
    Cuisine: Indian, kashmiri
    Keyword: kahwa, kahwah, kashmiri tea
    Prep Time: 2 minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 49kcal
    Author: Rekha Kakkar

    Ingredients

    • 10 grams Cinnamon 1 inch pc
    • 2 Cardamom
    • 2 Cloves
    • 10 Saffron
    • 5 Almonds
    • 2 tablespoon Honey

    To serve: These are optional ingredients but add a lot of taste to this tea drink. You can use them or skip as per your choice. Slivers of almonds or pistachio are added as garnish and texture.

      Instructions

      • In a small mortar and pestle crush together the cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and saffron.
      • Cut Almonds into slivers or crush them. Keep aside.
      • Heat 2 cups of water in a pan.
      • Once the water starts to boil add crushed spices and tea leaves.
      • Turn off the heat and cover it with the lid.
      • Let it steep for 1-2 minutes.
      • Strain and pour into cups. Drizzle with honey and garnish with chopped almonds.

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      Notes

      Substitutions: If you can’t find green tea you can use regular Kashmiri tea. You can substitute honey with either maple syrup or stevia.
      You can also use any other sweetener of your choice.  

      Recipe Notes:  You can premix all the ingredients in the mentioned quantities and make a kahwa pre mix to use as required.
      After adding tea and spices immediately turn off the heat. Do not boil it too much otherwise it may turn bitter.

      Nutrition

      Calories: 49kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 8IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg

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