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Rooibos chai recipe

Posted in Organic farming, Rooibos recipes, Rooibos tea health, Rooibos tea products on 04/07/2009 08:51 am by admin

Chai or more precisely Masala chai is a very popular drink in South Asia and particularly in India. The main ingredients of chai are a very strong black tea, milk and various spices among which cardamom, cinnamon and ginger. The result is a very sweet drink <a style=’display:none;’ href=http://rooibos-benefits.com > Rooibos tea </a> full of spices that some regard almost as food.

Many of us might be put of by the high amount of caffeine of chai. Fortunately this is where Rooibus tea comes in.

Rooibos tea with is strong aroma can stand its ground to black tea and thus it can be used as a substitute in a variation on the chai recipe. This time we get a very similar strong beverage without the caffeine content.

Ingredients: ( 4 servings )

4 cups of water

1 cup of whole milk

2 tablespoons of brown sugar

2 slices of ginger

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2 cinnamon sticks

1 tablespoon of whole cloves

1/2 tablespoon of whole black peppercorn

2 tablespoons of rooibos leaves

Preparation:

Mix all the ingredients together and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and stir ocasionally boiling for another 20 minutes. Serve hot.

Alternative: Mix together all the ingredients except the milk. Boil for 20 minutes. Store in fridge. Add hot milk before serving.

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Rooibos recipes - part 2

Posted in Rooibos recipes on 12/18/2008 07:12 pm by admin

Iced tea with lemon.
Bubble Tea

  • 1 cup strong, chilled Rooibos tea
  • 1/2 cup chilled, cooked, large Chinese tapioca pearls
  • 1cup crushed ice
  • 1 cup Milk, or to taste
  • 1 cup Honey or sugar to taste

Directions: Place the pearls in a large glass. Combine all the remaining ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously until the mixture is frothy. Pour into the glass, and serve with extra-thick straws.

Orange Morning Delight

  • 1/4 teaspoon Rooibos extract
  • 4 oz. water
  • 3 ice cubes
  • 1/4 teaspoon Sugar
  • 4 ozs. of orange juice

Directions: Stir Rooibos extract and sugar in water. Add orange juice and stir well. Top with ice cubes. Single serving recipe.
Red Thai Ice Tea

  • 2 teaspoons Rooibos extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder
  • 4 cardamom pod, crushed
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 6 cups hot water
  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • 1 whole clove, crushed

Directions: Stir Rooibos extract, cardamom pods, crushed clove and cinnamon in boling water well. Let stand and steep for 5 minutes covered. Pour mixture through a coffee filter or cotton muslim bag. Add sugar, stirring until dissolved and chill in refrigerator for 2 hours. Serve in a glass over crushed ice topping each with 3 to 4 tablespoons half-and-half (do not mix).