Tea

Tea Recipe in Marathi

4 persons
Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:
2 tea-cups water
2.5 tea-cups milk
3 to 4 tsp sugar or to taste
2 tsp of tea powder
1/2 tsp grated ginger or 2 strands of lemon grass or 1/2 tsp cardamom powder or 1.5 tsp tea masala (optional)

Method:
1) Mix water and milk together. Add sugar and ginger/lemongrass/cardamom and keep the pot on high flame.
2) Once the mixture becomes steamy, add tea powder and turn heat to low. [we have added milk. If kept unattended, it will spill out. So keep an eye on the tea]
3) Boil for a minute or two. Turn off heat and cover for a minute. Strain the tea. Serve hot.

Tips:
1) The above quantity of sugar gives medium sweetness. However, it can be changed according to the your taste.
2) Some tea powders are mild and some are strong. If you are using strong tea powder then the above quantity is correct. If you are using mild tea powder, use 1/2 tsp more.