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Kashmiri Kahwa Recipe | Kahwa Tea
Kahwa is a Kashmiri tea made with cinnamon, cardamom, saffron and green tea leaves. Kashmiri Kahwa is fragrant, delicately spiced, light green tea.
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
2 mins
Steeping Time
3 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 3 small cups
Calories: 55 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 2 inches cinnamon - use true cinnamon and not cassia cinnamon
- 2 green cardamoms
- 2 cloves
- 5 to 6 dried rose petals - optional
- 2 tablespoons sugar or add as per taste
- 1 teaspoon green tea leaves or add as required
- 4 to 5 almonds (sliced or crushed or chopped) - optional, can also add walnuts instead
- 10 to 12 saffron strands - optional
Instructions
Preparation
- Get all the spices ready before you start making kahwa.
- Take the cinnamon, cloves and green cardamoms in a mortar-pestle. Crush them lightly.
- Slice almonds thinly. Almonds can be crushed also in the mortar-pestle. You can even use 2 to 3 walnuts in place of almonds - chop them and add to your kahwa.
Cup of Yum
Making kahwa
- In a saucepan, take the water. Place saucepan on the stove-top on a medium heat.
- Add the lightly crushed spices and dried rose petals in the water.
- Add sugar or add as per taste.
- Let the water come to a gentle boil on a medium heat.
- Turn off the heat. Place the pan on the kitchen counter-top. Add green tea. You can add less or more green tea leaves as you prefer.
- Cover the pan with its lid and steep green leaves in the hot water for 3 minutes.
- After 3 minutes, pour kahwa tea in small cups using a tea strainer.
- Add 3 to 4 saffron strands and sliced almonds in each cup.
- Serve kahwa tea. Enjoy this fragrant mild green tea!
Notes
- Sweeteners: You can add your preferred sweetener or skip them.
- Spices: You could skip cloves if you do not have these but green cardamoms and cinnamon are essential.
- Rose petals: Omit rose petals, if you do not have them.
- Saffron: If you do not have saffron, then simply skip them.
- Brewing time: I usually brew green tea for 2 to 3 minutes. Depending on the grade and quality of the leaves, the brewing time will vary from 2 to 5 minutes. Do not steep or brew the leaves for a longer time as this will make the tea bitter.
- Including honey: I do not suggest adding honey as a sweetener. As per Ayurveda honey becomes toxic when heated or when dissolved in hot liquids.
- Where to buy: Green tea leaves can be brought from any health store, super store or online. Kahwa pre-made mixes can be purchased online.
Nutrition Information
Calories
55kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
14mg
(1%)
Potassium
72mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
18IU
(0%)
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
1mg
Vitamin B6
1mg
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Vitamin E
1mg
Calcium
24mg
(2%)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
3µg
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Magnesium
17mg
Phosphorus
15mg
Zinc
1mg
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3small cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 55
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 55kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 14mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 72mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 18IU | 0% |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 1mg | |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 1mg | |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 3µg | |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 17mg | 4% |
| Phosphorus | 15mg | |
| Zinc | 1mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.