Thread: My method of preparing tea

I am sorry to say that the way tea is made at dhabas, corner shops and at most homes is not to my liking. Most of you will not agree with me but I am like what I am. The correct way of making tea is as follows:

1. Boil water, 3/4th cup per person.
2. Once the water starts boiling shut off flame and add 1 teaspoon of tea leaves per cup.
3. Keep covered for 3 minutes and let the tea flavour mix in.
4. Too much tea or boiling water with tea or excess decantation will make the tea too strong.
5. Never add sugar. And this advice is not for diabetics alone. Sugar kills the tea flavour.
6. Never add milk to tea vessel directly. Filter/pour tea in cups and then add milk to make it brown.
7. Enjoy the tea flavour and not a concoction called tea.

p/s. I expect a lot of protests on this.

Perfect !!:14:

Prefer Pot tea over tea with pre mixed milk....
There's a difference in taste if we compare Sugar to Sugar Cubes too..
Anyone knows why ??

And which brand of tea has best Flavours ??

Most Indian Teas are more or less similar in flavour. We buy the standard Brooke Bond Red Label. Taj is also good.

But if you really like some classy tea, Earl Gray is good (and expensive). But it is very light and may not be to your liking.

BTW, I expected stones, bricks, sade ande, tamatar, gajar, kakadi, etc. on this article.

I dont know the method as i have never been to kitchen till now in my whole life but i think my mom prepares the best tea

lol j4x !!

It happens.... Let a few females check this and their ego prop out !!!
Dare anyone makes it better !

Btw.... Did you ever in the past try Green Label (talkin of Tea).. its no more available...

One more tip... try mixing Leaves with ctc... (Any two brands)

we got Tata and London Bridge in our office pantry but i really don't drink tea. As we got 3 cafe coffee days inside wipro campus so like to go there for a drink

have you ever tried that choclate tea and that apple flavour tea

Originally Posted by just4kix

I am sorry to say that the way tea is made at dhabas, corner shops and at most homes is not to my liking. Most of you will not agree with me but I am like what I am. The correct way of making tea is as follows:

1. Boil water, 3/4th cup per person.
2. Once the water starts boiling shut off flame and add 1 teaspoon of tea leaves per cup.
3. Keep covered for 3 minutes and let the tea flavour mix in.
4. Too much tea or boiling water with tea or excess decantation will make the tea too strong.
5. Never add sugar. And this advice is not for diabetics alone. Sugar kills the tea flavour.
6. Never add milk to tea vessel directly. Filter/pour tea in cups and then add milk to make it brown.
7. Enjoy the tea flavour and not a concoction called tea.

p/s. I expect a lot of protests on this.

An easier method of a similar way of making tea like this is boil water add it to your cup then add the cup tea bags, wait for 1 minute or 2 depending on how strong you want your tea, then add milk. This is also known as English tea and yes it does taste good, but i think once in a while the Indian way of making tea is good too (which is the normal way)

Originally Posted by smoothvibes

we got Tata and London Bridge in our office pantry but i really don't drink tea. As we got 3 cafe coffee days inside wipro campus so like to go there for a drink

have you ever tried that choclate tea and that apple flavour tea

I have! ... chocolate flavor sucks ....Apple is good ... Rose flavored is heavenly ...

But i dont drink much tea or coffee

Hmmmm.......chocolate tea sounds good!

but i like coffee like anything

I like tea a lot. They have lots of benefits. And I also heard that tea will help you slim down.

Hey Jheli....You from bengal ???

Wagh Bakhri tea is pretty good. Also Tetley.

Originally Posted by jhellie_baby

I like tea a lot. They have lots of benefits. And I also heard that tea will help you slim down.

Green tea is what helps you to slim down, it doesn't taste very good though, although many people like it.

and what do you thing about coffee, i like tea but i make it in a very different manner, there are 3 types of tea which i like to have (sometimes only)

1. Road Side Chaai
2. This is the one i make at home, boil a cup of water with tea, elyichi and chaai masala then after boiling it add one cube of sugar and have it
3. The other tea which i like is lemon tea, very simple to make
just boil a cup of water and then put lemon tea bag in cup for 3 mins... dip dip dip
add sugar half spoon (if needed)
its ready

Originally Posted by farce

Wagh Bakhri tea is pretty good. Also Tetley.

Wagh Bakri is THE BEST.

@J4X try D'ling from wagh bakri.... one of the best indian flavours..

p.s. D'ling is for Darjeeling

and Wagh Bakhri has the coolest logo.

A tiger and a goat drinking tea together.
How much wierder can you get ;-)

I cud never know who was who (wagh and bakri !!)

This is really exciting.I guess it tastes good.How did you come with this idea , you get it on your own. Anyway thanks for posting them.

Ginger tea rules guys .... Adrakh ki chai...just makes my day ....its like a jumpstart in the mornings

Originally Posted by smoothvibes

and what do you thing about coffee, i like tea but i make it in a very different manner, there are 3 types of tea which i like to have (sometimes only)

Originally Posted by just4kix

Most Indian Teas are more or less similar in flavour. We buy the standard Brooke Bond Red Label. Taj is also good.

Anybody IN for flavour of Lemon Grass ?? Kahwa ??

Originally Posted by vineesh

Ginger tea rules guys .... Adrakh ki chai...just makes my day ....its like a jumpstart in the mornings

Oh yes ginger tea, but it think i only like drinking ginger tea in the winters, and obviously made the traditional Indian way.

I like drinking lemon ice tea in the summers, I haven't really tried hot lemon tea, but then i don't like tea without milk, so thats why i always give it a miss.
Seeing that you like it smoothvibes whats it like?

Tea with a pint of ginger and cardamon wil b gr8..

Originally Posted by Jbessy

Tea with a pint of ginger and cardamon wil b gr8..

I hope you mean a "pinch of ginger and cardamom" and not a "pint".

All the tradition masala tea is very good to have, which includes cardamom, cloves, ginger (or ground ginger), and many other things but i don't know the name of them. There is this special thing which was given to me by someone who brought it from Hazoor Sahib and it tastes very good in tea.