Best Cardamom Tea Granita Recipes
CARDAMOM TEA
When feeling down make this warming tea Drink hot with a little milk twice a day to ward off coughs and colds. In the Middle East and Turkey, green cardamom powder is used as a spice for sweet dishes as well as traditional flavouring. In Arabic, cardamom is called al-Hayl. South Asia green cardamon is often used in traditional Indian sweets and in tea, or chai, a common ingredient in Indian cooking, and is often used in baking in Scandinavia.
Provided by Rita1652
Categories Beverages
Time 35m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place all ingredients in 2 1/2 cups of water, heat, but do not boil, for half an hour and strain.
- Add honey and milk. Enjoy!
CARDAMOM COFFEE AND CREAM GRANITA
Steps:
- Split cardamom pods and sprinkle seeds in with coffee when brewing. Combine coffee, sweetened condensed milk and water. Sweeten to taste. Place mixture in metal bowl and freeze for 2 to 3 hours or until slushy. Remove from freezer and mash with whisk or fork until soft. Return to freezer and leave for 2-3 hours more.
ROASTED PINEAPPLE WITH GREEN TEA AND MELON GRANITA
Steps:
- Peel and cut 1 pineapple into 2-inch cubes. Using a vegetable juicer, juice the cubed pineapple, (you can also use a food processor to puree the pineapple and press it through a strainer lined with cheesecloth so that you are left with pure juice). Pour the juice into a saucepan with the cardamom. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, set aside, and let the cardamom infuse.
- Peel the remaining pineapple and cut horizontally into 1-inch round slices. Cut out the center core with a small size round cutter. Place slices of pineapple in the pineapple juice, bring to a boil, and then turn off the heat. Let cool and marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
- The following day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove pineapple slices from the juice place on a sheet pan. Roast in the oven until tender, about 30 minutes.
- To plate, place warm pineapple in a bowl and top with a scoop of Green Tea Melon Granita.
- Place the melon in a bowl. Add the ground ginger, green tea powder, and honey. Blend with an immersion blender until smooth. Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and strain into a shallow 9 by 13-inch metal pan or dish.
- Stir in the lime juice, let cool, and then freeze overnight.
- The following day, remove the granita from the freezer, scrape with a fork to make the granita, and return to freezer until ready to serve.
- Yield: 6 servings
CARDAMOM TEA GRANITA
Yield Makes 8 intermezzo or palate cleanser servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Toast cardamom seeds and ginger in a dry 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring constantly, until very fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and simmer, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Pour through a fine sieve lines with a paper towel into a bowl.
- Pour into an 8- to 9-inch metal baking pan. Freeze, stirring and crushing lumps with a fork every 30 minutes, until firm.
- Scrape granita with a fork to lighten texture and serve in cordial glasses.
GINGER CARDAMOM TEA
I like to add a little spice to my tea, which is why I mix in the ginger and cardamom. Kick up your feet and relax with a steaming mug full of this comforting drink. -Trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, combine water, honey, ginger and cardamom; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes., Pour over tea bags in a 2-cup glass measuring cup. Steep 3-5 minutes according to taste. Strain tea back into saucepan, discarding ginger and tea bags. Stir in milk; heat through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 55 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 2mg cholesterol, Sodium 39mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
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