Recipe
Kashmiri Kahwa
2 years ago
Kahwah (Qehwa) is a traditional Kashmiri hot beverage, Kahwah is aromatic, delicately spiced, Kashmiri light green tea. it's a unique kind of tea, traditionally in which more than 10 different herbs and spices were used. it is usually prepared in a brass kettle known as a samovar, which has a central cavity to place burnt coals to keep it hot and space for water and the ingredients to boil. Kahwah is widely consumed not only in India but also in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and some regions of Central Asia.
Nutritional Advantages of Kashmiri Kahwa
- Improves Digestion and metabolism.
- Strengthen the immune system.
- Helpful in fat burning.
- Energy booster.
- Improves mood, relieves stress, and improves concentration.
- Helps get rid of cold and cough.
- Improves glowing healthy skin.
- Vegan and Gluten Free
Region: Kashmiri
Nature: Beverages
Cuisine: Indian
Prep Time: 10 Min
Cook Time: 10 Min
Total Time: 20 Min
Serves: 02
Main Ingredients:
Items |
Quantity |
|---|---|
Kashmiri kahwah Tea |
2 tsp |
Water |
3 cups |
Cinnamon (Dalchini) |
1 stick |
Green cardamoms (Choti elaichi) |
2-3 pods |
Cloves (Lavang) |
2-3 pods |
Black peppercorn |
5-6 no |
Dried rose petals |
5-6 no |
Sugar |
As per taste |
Almonds silvered |
1 tsp |
Walnuts (Optional) |
1 tsp |
Dry ginger |
1 inch |
Mulethi (Licorice) |
1 inch |
Saffron |
10-15 strands |
Honey |
1 tsp |
Banafsha |
2-3 leaves |
Sapistan (Cordia latifolia) |
2-3 leaves |
Main Methods:
Take the cinnamon, cloves, black peppercorn, dry ginger, and green cardamoms in a mortar-pestle. Crush them lightly.
Make a coarse powder of walnut if you are using it, it could also be chopped or crushed in the mortar-pestle.
Take the water in a pan and place it on the stove on a medium flame.
Add the cinnamon, black peppercorn, cloves, dried rose petals, saffron strands, dry ginger, sapistan, Mulethi, Banafsha, and kahwa tea leaves into the water.
Let the water come to boil on a medium flame for 10 min.s
Switch off the flame. Place the pan on the kitchen counter.
Put almond sliver and walnut into each teacup.
Pour Kahwah in small cups using a tea strainer
Add 1 teaspoon of honey to each cup and stir well.
Kahwah is ready to serve.
Notes:
You could skip Banaksha and sapistan if you don’t have these. These spices are available in health stores, supermarket or online.
Kahwah tea leaves could be added less or more as you prefer.
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