Mama Badrya’s Spicy Chai
Ingredients:
1 ½ cup half-fat fresh milk
1 ½ cup boiling water
4 tea bags
2 inch cinnamon stick
1 tbsp ground cardamom
1/2 tbsp whole cardamom
1 pinch saffron
1 slice ginger
Strong:
Pour milk into saucepan, infuse with saffron, cinnamon, ginger and cardamom. Simmer on low heat, when it begins to steam, add 2 teabags (without tag) cover and cook on low heat for 2 minutes.
In an insulated pot or thermos, place 2 new teabags inside to thermos and add boiling water, strain the milk into the thermos and let sit for 10 minutes before serving. Add sugar or honey to taste.
Weak:
Follow the same instructions but without adding the tea bags to the cooking milk, instead add only 2 to the thermos.
Suggestion: Keep warm in Qori (copper teapot) over Diwwa (Arabian grill/trey with coal/wood) dip only freshly home-made Darabeel (Whole Wheat Flour cigars with cinnamon), muffle in woolen Bisht (Arabian wide fitting coat)
Healing properties:
1. Big Mama’s Chai has catalyzed numerous Spiritual quests and guided many lost souls.
2. Fights depression and insures instant deep sleep.
3. Most commonly used to fight flu: by Adding more Ginger and use honey instead of sugar.
Warning: this recipe may cause a temporary but highly addictive euphoric state of satisfaction; stimulate high levels of aromatic pleasure increase metabolism of endorphins and serotonin.
The information contained in this recipe is subject to change without notice.
Copyright © 1910-2004 Badrya Inc. All rights reserved.
Badrya Inc. Nomadic productions by Fusla & Fusla.
1 ½ cup half-fat fresh milk
1 ½ cup boiling water
4 tea bags
2 inch cinnamon stick
1 tbsp ground cardamom
1/2 tbsp whole cardamom
1 pinch saffron
1 slice ginger
Strong:
Pour milk into saucepan, infuse with saffron, cinnamon, ginger and cardamom. Simmer on low heat, when it begins to steam, add 2 teabags (without tag) cover and cook on low heat for 2 minutes.
In an insulated pot or thermos, place 2 new teabags inside to thermos and add boiling water, strain the milk into the thermos and let sit for 10 minutes before serving. Add sugar or honey to taste.
Weak:
Follow the same instructions but without adding the tea bags to the cooking milk, instead add only 2 to the thermos.
Suggestion: Keep warm in Qori (copper teapot) over Diwwa (Arabian grill/trey with coal/wood) dip only freshly home-made Darabeel (Whole Wheat Flour cigars with cinnamon), muffle in woolen Bisht (Arabian wide fitting coat)
Healing properties:
1. Big Mama’s Chai has catalyzed numerous Spiritual quests and guided many lost souls.
2. Fights depression and insures instant deep sleep.
3. Most commonly used to fight flu: by Adding more Ginger and use honey instead of sugar.
Warning: this recipe may cause a temporary but highly addictive euphoric state of satisfaction; stimulate high levels of aromatic pleasure increase metabolism of endorphins and serotonin.
The information contained in this recipe is subject to change without notice.
Copyright © 1910-2004 Badrya Inc. All rights reserved.
Badrya Inc. Nomadic productions by Fusla & Fusla.
posted by Mama Fusla at 3:15 AM
13 Comments:
Mama Badrya's spicy chai sounds like a recipe i would try any day. It has been recommended by the local kaifan food and drug administration for the healthy as well as the chronically ill.
"Spicy!" commented 12-year-old gangster and bike-owner dawood.
"Sure beats iced tea," said another satisfied addict.
no but I know where you can buy them
http://www.ourgulf.com/store/Product_details.asp?lang=en&rows=1&dept%5Fid=221606&pfid=OSD77
who is Mama bardya? That is too many things to do only for tea.
Mama Badrya, The most Generous, Gracious Audacious and Vivacious: My grandmother (RIP)
Amen to that.. she was a lovely woman, God rest her soul.
I attempted to have the chai at work today but it was too complicated for the "farrash" to understand. I'll do it myself at home tonight!
I still think its too much work for a cup of tea.
Thank you Zaydoun for your kind words.
Purg, its a simple recipe, cook milk, boil water mix tea bags!
Maybe I am not much of a tea drinker, and am not much for exact amounts, I do it by feeling.
I just saw this part:
"Big Mama’s Chai has catalyzed numerous Spiritual quests and guided many lost souls." is it some sort of magic potion? explain more.
Also:
"The information contained in this recipe is subject to change without notice."
How would it be a recipe if things change? The whole idea of a recipe is exact measurements and procedure.
Also:
"stimulate high levels of aromatic pleasure increase metabolism of endorphins and serotonin."
Is that healthy? sounds dangerous
-Big Mama's chai has really affected many people, if someone has a problem opening up, I make them a cup and they instantly begin to talk. Perhaps cos it takes people back in time or provide them with a temporery sense of comfort!
-The reason why this recipe is subject to change is because I own all copyrights to it, so if I wanted to say replace cow-milk with Yak-milk. Whose to say no?
-Endorphins and serotonin aren't dangerous, 1 blocks or slows pain the other is responsible for your moods.
Of course this is what I assume it does, The FDA are currently investigating my claim.
This seems like a magic drink, so there must be something about it, I might try it and see. I will let you know.
if you want the ultimate experience
burn some bukhoor and sip chai while sittin on the floor!
u'll find urself in a state of utmost serenity!
There more recipe's like
"Desert Eggs"
"Highway Gahwa"
"Tuna Malsoona"
"Au Crepe Le Rahash"
"Gourmet Tamrya"
you are scaring me now!!!
yummy tea :)
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