Noon Chai
Kashmir's famous pink salt tea. Takes patience.
LevelAdvanced
MethodHeat
GlassMug
Serves2
Ingredients
- 2 tspGreen tea
- 500 mlWater
- 1 pinchBaking soda
- 250 mlMilk
- 1 pinchSalt
- 2Cardamom
- 6Almonds (optional)
Plus ice.
Bar tools
- Jigger
- Strainer
- Saucepan
No bar kit? A jar with a lid works as a shaker, and 1 tablespoon is 15 ml.
How to make a Noon Chai
- Boil the tea leaves, baking soda and water for 15 minutes until it reduces by half and turns dark red.
- Pour in 1 cup of ice-cold water and pour it back and forth between two pans for 2 minutes. This brings out the pink colour.
- Add the milk, salt and crushed cardamom and simmer for 5 minutes until pink.
- Strain and top with crushed almonds.
Garnish: Crushed almonds