Serves: 2
Total Calories: 15

6 , shelled raw almonds
1/2 teaspoon green cardamom seeds
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon saffron threads
2 1/2 cups green tea tea leaves or 2 teabags
2 teaspoons sugar, or to taste

1. In a spice or a coffee grinder, finely grind 2 almonds and the cardamom seeds. Remove to a bowl and mix in the cinnamon and saffron. Then coarsely grind the remaining 4 almonds and reserve.

2. Place the water, tea leaves, 2 teaspoons sugar, and the almond-cinnamon mixture in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover the pan, and boil another 2 minutes to extract maximum flavor from the spices.

3. Meanwhile, divide the reserved coarsely ground almonds into 2 cups. Then pour the tea through a tea or very fine-mesh strainer into the 2 teacups. Discard the spices and tea leaves. Serve hot, with more sugar on the side.

From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 2
Total Calories: 15
Calories from Fat: 0

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