Sulaimani Chaya/ Sulaimani Tea/ Lemon tea

Tea is my hubby and princess favorite; given a choice they prefer that, on the contrary I am a coffee person. Love to sip my coffee and starts my morning with it. Nowadays in the evening I have dropped my coffee and changed to tea as majority prefers tea.  I also love black coffee and picked up the taste for that from my mom who used to make it often. Black tea is rare in my household. 

Then you will be wondering why I made black tea, and yes this not normal black tea, it is famous in northern Kerala, where they drink this tea after a heavy meal like biriyani. Some also prefer to start their day with this tea. Whereas in other parts of Kerala you can get “Kattan Chaya”/ black tea without any add on. Similarly this tea is also called as 'ghava' and is popular in Hyderabad city. Sulaimani tea has a history that it has been drunk by Prophet Mohammed with dates and black pepper added to it. Later Arabs inherited the tradition of drinking 'ghava' but with some slight changes. They made use of sugar and called it Sulaimani.   

In one of the latest Malayalam movies (my hometown language) the hero and his grandfather drink this Tea. The reviews of the movie say that it is good movie. I had no knowledge about this tea until I saw the movie. Then I searched Sulaimani tea got the recipe and also story behind it. 

I also wanted to try Sweet N Low sweetener in a beverage as part of  Daily Buzz Food Taste maker program. So I decide to use Sweet N Low instead of regular sugar in Sulaimani tea.  I made tea using loose black tea, but you can also make it with tea packets. I also added lemon juice, and cardamom to this tea. It is simple easy tea you can make it in less than 5 minutes. Only time required is for boiling water. If you are ice tea drinker, you surely are going to love this. You can sip it at any time of day. I read that this helps in digestion, and as I used Sweet N low sweetener it has zero calories. You can also add your favorite spices. 

Thanks to Food Buzz and Sweet N low sweetener to give this wonderful opportunity in helping to discover a favorite drink. I got following goodies, Here goes the recipe.

Grab tea, lemon and sweetener.

In a medium sauce  boil the water, once it starts boiling add  loose tea and one cardamom and set aside for 5 minutes. Then to this add lemon juice  and sweetener and strain . Transfer to serving glass with one cardamom on each.

 

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Sulaimani Tea/ Lemon Tea  by Swathi @ zesty  south Indian Kitchen Preparation time: 5 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients 2 cups of water 1/2  + 1/8 teaspoon loose black tea/ or 2 tea packet 1 Sweet'N Low packet( If you need more sweetness add more) 3 Cardamom 1/2   of one lemon Juice How I made In a heavy-bottomed pot, heat water. When it starts  boiling add  loose tea and switch off the flame. Let set aside for 5 minutes to tea to sweep in. Add lemon juice and Sweet N low sweetener and serve with 1 cardamom. Variations You can use cinnamon, cloves or mint instead of cardamom.

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