You are definitely missing a lot if you haven’t tried to prepare the original Karak tea before, which is very similar to Indian Masala tea, especially after it became a popular drink in a number of Arab Gulf countries, such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait, due to its benefits, which contain many important nutrient elements for your body, so follow the steps to learn about these benefits, and choose how to prepare it from recipes group with different flavors, satisfy all tastes.

Index:

• The benefits of Karak tea.
• How to make the original Karak tea?
• The most popular method to make Karak tea.
• How to make Karak tea with condensed milk?
• How to prepare Karak tea with powdered milk?
• Important tips you must know while preparing Karak tea.

The benefits of Karak tea

Some people talked about the disadvantages of Karak tea and mentioned that it may cause overweight due to containing sugar and milk, while they neglecting its amazing benefits, such as:

• Reduce the risk of diabetes due to its components that stimulate the secretion of insulin, so we can get better control of blood sugar levels.
• Reduce bloating by preventing air or water from moving into the stomach.
• Resist the growth of cancer cells due to the antioxidants contained in Karak tea, such as cardamom, ginger, and cinnamon.
• Strengthen the immune system by containing cinnamon and cloves, as Karak tea works to create a defense system for the body so that it does not become infected with diseases.
• Reduce cholesterol levels in the blood also helps keep the heart rate under control.
• Treat colds and flu due to its anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal properties, and it can help a person feel an immediate improvement after consuming a drink.
• Boost energy due to the caffeine presented in black tea, so having it early in the morning is one of the habits that help you start your day with great energy.
• Cinnamon and the herbs added to Karak tea help to clean the body from the inside and rid it of toxins.

How to make the original Karak tea?

Karak tea is known for its strong flavor caused by the spices added to it, in addition to its high nutritional value:

Ingredients:

• A cup of water.
• Chopped cinnamon stick.
• 4 open cardamom beans.
• 4 sticks of cloves.
• 1 teaspoon of saffron.
• 1 teaspoon of ginger.
• 4 teaspoons of black tea.
• Sugar as you taste.
• 3 cups of fresh milk.

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Preparation steps

1. Put a cup of water in a pot over the fire.
   
   
2. Add cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and saffron to the water.
   
   
3. After boiling, add tea and sugar while stirring.
   
   
4. Add the milk to the mixture, then stir the ingredients well and leave it over low heat for 15 minutes.
   
   
5. Filter the ingredients and put the mixture inside a thermos to keep it hot.
   
   

Using clay utensils

We mentioned that Karak tea has its origin from Indian masala tea, so many people still prefer to prepare and drink it in clay utensils, which you can buy from clay utensils sellers.

The popular way to make Karak tea

Ingredients:

• 3 cups of water.
• Chopped cinnamon stick.
• 4 open cardamom beans.
• 4 sticks of cloves.
• 1 teaspoon of saffron.
• 1 teaspoon of ginger.
• 4 teaspoons of black tea.
• Sugar as you taste.
• A cup of fresh milk.

Preparation steps:

1. Put the water in a pot over the fire.
2. Add cardamom, saffron, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger to the water while stirring up to boiling.
3. leave the drink on low fire after boiling for 10 minutes until you notice the reduction of the ingredients.
4. Add the tea and sugar to the mix and let it over low fire for 15-20 minutes to get the strong aroma.
5. Add the milk with continuous stirring for 2 minutes.
6. Filter the ingredients and put the mixture inside a thermos to keep it hot.

How to make Karak tea with Condensed milk?

Let's take the light on why we need to use the condensed milk to make Karak tea? Most people use fresh milk to make Karak tea, but they need to let it boil on the fire for 15 minutes to get the heavy texture of Karak tea.

But when we use the condensed milk, there will no need for this, only add the condensed milk in the following way:

Ingredients

• 3 cups of water.
• Chopped cinnamon stick.
• 4 open cardamom beans.
• 4 sticks of cloves.
• 1 teaspoon of saffron.
• 1 teaspoon of ginger.
• 4 teaspoons of black tea.
• Sugar as you taste.
• 1 can of condensed milk.

Preparation steps

1. Put the sugar in a pot over the fire, stirring constantly, until the caramelized sugar becomes brown.
2. Add the water to the sugar with constant stirring.
3. Add sliced fresh ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves to the water and let it boil for10 minutes.
4. Add the tea and let the mix boiling on low fire for 5 minutes.
5. Add the condensed milk and let it boil for another 5 minutes.
6. Filter the ingredients and put the mixture inside a  clean thermos to keep it hot.

How to prepare Karak tea with powdered milk?

Ingredients

• 3 cups of water.
• Chopped cinnamon stick.
• 4 open cardamom beans.
• 4 sticks of cloves.
• 1 teaspoon of saffron.
• 1 teaspoon of ginger.
• 4 teaspoons of black tea.
• Sugar as you taste.
• 6 tablespoons of powdered milk.

Preparation steps

1. Put the water in a pot over the fire, then add the powdered milk with stirring.
2. Add the spices to the mix with stirring up to boiling.
3. Add the tea and the sugar with constant stirring boiling on a low fire for 15 minutes.
4. Filter the ingredients and put the mixture inside a thermos to keep it hot.

Important tips you must know when making Karak tea

- Sometimes the way to make Karak tea differs from a country to another, some people use special spices in preparing Karak tea, in Yemen, some people add nutmeg to Karak tea, by putting it in a spice strainer while the water is boiling, or putting the cracking nutmeg in a piece of cloth while boiling.

- Saffron is known as very expensive, so you can prepare Karak tea without it if you want.

- To have the best aroma you must use high-quality tea in preparing Karak tea.

- You can spread Cocoa powder for decorating.

- You can use honey instead of sugar for sweetening.

Don't forget to learn more about the best thermoses in preserving temperature, also you must know the types of thermoses and how to purchase it to keep your drinks as Karak tea and Kashmiri tea hot for the longest time, you can know more about drinks to put into the thermos such as Arabic Coffee within our blog.