It not raining outside. Its not tea time yet . It's not that I am addicted to tea. It's not that I have guest who drinks tea. But an imperfect day always makes me crave for aperfect cup of Tea.
Today was one those lousy days. I have to admit though I don't have many of these days.
School lunch, Dr appointment, Soccer practice, Trip to library for story time, Microwave not working, loose connection in the fan,job interview, cranky kid and a sick husband . This is the essence of my not so beautiful day.
School lunch, Dr appointment, Soccer practice, Trip to library for story time, Microwave not working, loose connection in the fan,job interview, cranky kid and a sick husband . This is the essence of my not so beautiful day.
[Oh how I wished I could run away from everything and unwind in the sugary white sands, with soothing sounds of pelicans , smell of salty air and cool waves breaking in my feet. ]
It is days like this that make me crave for chai ,that too with ginger in it. I was all set to unwind and went to kitchen to make tea to lift me up.
It is days like this that make me crave for chai ,that too with ginger in it. I was all set to unwind and went to kitchen to make tea to lift me up.
How I like my tea
I feel that there is no right way to make it. You make it the way you want as long as tea and water is there .
I feel that there is no right way to make it. You make it the way you want as long as tea and water is there .
Boil 1/2 cup of milk and 1/2 cup water in a container. Add 1/2 tsp of crushed ginger. When it starts to boil, add 1tsp of tea powder or tea leaves . Simmer for a minute. Strain the tea in to the cups. Add sugar according to your taste. My taste 1tsp.
Just as I finished making tea, found a corner to sit and read a book without anyone troubling me(kids are out with dad getting mail), I hear my two year old ask me 'Entha athu?'(What are you having?).I reply "Tea". "Hooray, lets have a tea party. A princess one " and she runs to get her tea set.
Notes:
As per Manish Chhatralia,spices that are generally added
A. 1 one 1.5 inch cinnamon stick.
B. 3-4 cardamoms (with shell).
C. 2-3 peppercorns.
D. 2-3 cloves
E. 1/2 teaspoon of ginger powder
Useful sites for making perfect cup of Tea
How to make perfect tea I
How to make perfect tea II
Dwipal's Blog
Note: No filter was used to take the photo, not even any softwares to alter it. It is just that I accidently covered the flash and it is my bloods color diffusing in picture. Talk about putting flesh and blood into the blog.
10 comments:
ur tea sets are adorable..i have a red tea-pot and thought i would buy some cool mix and match cups and yet to do anything about it...seeing ur stuff is pusing me to go out and buy....
Oh Mocha..sound like you had a terrible day...but how sweet of ur lil one to come and have a princess tea party with you...am sure it did lighten up your mood ! Hugs dear, cheer up :)
Shn
wow.....Lovely tea sets.......They look cute dear :-)
Nice masala mix for the tea...I bet it was very tasty :-)
Rajitha
Go and buy the cups and have tea with someone who love. I had these set unused for almost 8 yearsnow. Thought I will start collecting miniature tea sets. But nothing happened. So my daughter thinks its her play stuff.
Shn
Thanks for the good wishes. But to tell you the truth I didnt enjoy it at that moment. First reaction was can you leave me alone for 5 minutes.
Now when I think it was so sweet of her, innocence of kids not understanding the complexities of mood change.
Sirisha
TU for the compliments. The cuppa tea was good. I hate tea when I am in my normal senses. But something in tea give me the boost to face the day when I am moody.
Hi Mocha, thanks for visiting my blog.
I too use the trick of the hand in front of the flash to diffuse it :)
I posted about tea today and so it is wonderful to read your post about tea too.
I agree with you, the best way to make tea is the way one likes to drink their tea.
Mocha,
I missed this post,some times blogger doesn't show the new posts..both posts are interesting. I love tea, especially very strong..
hm, so we can put our blood and flesh too in blog..? any way it looks good..
Mocha, forgot to ask, u from proper Ekm?
Yeah blood in my blog. Sounds eerie. i am from Kalamaserry. If you have heard of the place
ahh..tea any day..I never knew tea can actual be so exotic..
ahh..tea any day..I never knew tea can actual be so exotic..
Mathew:
Thats the magic of tea. It can be exotic as well as humble . Have an extra cup of tea for me will you.
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