The modern market offers a variety of teas. The most unusual is Egyptian yellow tea, which has an original aroma and taste. How to brew it correctly, this step-by-step recipe with a photo will tell you. Video recipe.
Yellow tea (helba) or Egyptian tea (fenugreek) is a healthy drink with a nutty flavor that has gained popularity all over the world. But the greatest demand is in Egypt and Greece. To get the benefits and maximum pleasure from using helba, you need to know how to brew it correctly. Because yellow tea is nothing like regular leaf tea. Its seeds resemble cereals more, if they are poured in the usual way, the taste of the drink will not be fully revealed. Yellow tea is not "brewed", but "brewed", i.e. the infusion is used for food. Moreover, for the treatment of various diseases, tea is brewed in different ways. In this review, we will learn how to cook it in the classic way.
Due to its rich composition, Egyptian tea has a versatile effect on the body and has a tonic, immunostimulating, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, antispasmodic, tonic and antipyretic effect. It manifests itself in the complex treatment and prevention of diseases. For example, it softens the throat, relieves chest pains, soothes coughs, is useful for the treatment of intestinal ulcers, hemorrhoids and diarrhea, removes toxins from the intestines, and much more. Depending on the application, tea is brewed with honey, apple cider vinegar, crushed into a fine powder, etc.
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- Caloric content per 100 g - 25 kcal.
- Servings - 1
- Cooking time - 5 minutes
Ingredients:
- Egyptian yellow tea - 2 tsp
- Drinking water - 200 ml
Step by step preparation of brewing Egyptian yellow tea, recipe with photo:
1. Measure out the correct amount of tea and water. For one serving, 2 tsp is calculated. cereals and 200 ml of water. To make the tea rich and the taste fully "revealed", put the seeds in a sieve and rinse under running cold water. Then be sure to dry well. If desired, fry them a little, then there will be a more pronounced nutty taste of the drink.
2. Pour the seeds into a teapot, mug, or any other convenient container.
3. Fill them with drinking water.
4. Place the container on the stove with medium heat.
5. As it heats up, the water will change color and acquire a mustard hue.
6. By the time it boils, all the seeds will rise to the surface of the water.
7. After the water boils, the seeds will return to the bottom of the container.
8. Bring the heat to the lowest setting and simmer the tea for 5 minutes.
9. Remove the drink from heat and leave to infuse for 5 minutes. Then strain through a fine sieve.
10. The brewed seeds of Egyptian yellow tea cannot be reused, so throw them away, and add honey or sugar to the drink if desired.
See also the video recipe on how to make Egyptian yellow tea.
