kashmiri chai

[luminos58]

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re; tea leaves

you should be able to get it from almost any desi pakistani store or perhaps from the afghani stores as well in toronto or the gta area.

[luminos58]

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crescent warrior neither are the bride and groom going to forget their wedding for sure .

[wishkamar]

Re: kashmiri chai

@luminos58

re; tea leaves

you should be able to get it from almost any desi pakistani store or perhaps from the afghani stores as well in toronto or the gta area.

okay, great! thanks luminos :-)

[PrinceMS]

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I don't belive you .... bana ker dikhaooo :LB:

[AnGlEeYeS_1]

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@CrescentWarrior

LOLZ!!! What a scene! Wish i was there to see it!!!

I went to a wedding once and it was the strangest of weddings! My relative was getting married who was from dubai. There was some nice hot fresh kashmiri chai being served. I poured in some cups and took one myself. I sat down and started speaking to someone. I found out after a while he was actually my cousin lolz. As we were talking the wind started to pick up and as we were in a large marquee/tent some breeze came in, suddenly the stage where the bride and groom were sitting collapsed and they fell down, also a girl was scratched and had to go hospital. The girls parents started to argue and the woman insulted the guy infront of everyone! Then later on the wind started blowing and moved some tissues and things around inside. I was happily drinking my tea and talking to my cousin when all of a sudden i saw the tents main central pole shake from side to side. I stopped talking because i was shocked, my cousin said are you ok or something lol then ‘tak’ it broke off and there were some people under where it was falling. I wanted to shout out ‘look out’ but it was too late! The end fell straight onto this guys head whilst he was chatting to someone! Everyone went oooooooooowh! I and many others went to see if he was ok, sat him down and gave him some water. He was bleeding abit, but more shocked than hurt. Alhamdulilah he was ok i think. Then some pandh (musical fakirs) came around asking for money, and my uncle told them that my other uncle was the brides father, when actually he wasnt! After that they wouldnt leave him and kept pestering him in front of everyone! After a long time we gave them the money they asked for and told them to go, but the person said im not leaving till i have eaten and drank. He and the others went in and ate/drank to thier full, and on top of that, took crates of drink with them lolz! All through the coach journey back from gujrat to lahore i was laughing so much. Then when we went to the second part of the wedding in lahore the same musical fakirs saw my uncle and ran up to him again! They wouldnt leave him or even let him pull his car out lolz! I told the groom, ‘im never going to forget your wedding man’ and we both laughed!!!

and the point is …

[fazeelat]

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@luminos58

kashmiri chai as one who grew up in a home where kashmiri chai was made on a regular basis, and still is, especially in winters. i would like to share the version made in our families.

3 cups water 2 tablespoon good kashmiri chai leaves (not for qahwa) meetha soda at the tip of teaspoon

fresh milk with cream or 18% milk salt

put the water,tea leaves and meetha soda for boiling on medium high heat and let it boil. once it starts boiling let it boil for five minutes. then add 1 cup cold water. let it come to a boil again. you will notice the colour has deepened. take it off heatand pour out contents into anothe jug or container. when pouring out take your hands as high as you can. then repeat the process 5 to 6 times. it becomes frothy and colour changes to deep purple. then strain away tea leaves and add milk. it should become pink like a dusty rose. how much milk is upto how creamy you like it. like we like it with the malai as well . bring it to a few boils and when you serve put a spoon full of malai or cream .we use salt never put sugar but then again , there are many who only put sugar so its up to u. do try it and let me know.

kashmiri chai and Green tea, both are the same?

[luminos58]

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not really fazeelat. even though you could use the tea leaves of kashmiri chai for green tea but not the green tea leaves for kashmiri chai.

[fazeelat]

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@luminos58

not really fazeelat. even though you could use the tea leaves of kashmiri chai for green tea but not the green tea leaves for kashmiri chai.

so whats the major or minor difference between both. i mean if we want to make kashmiri chai so what should i say its leaves at the time of buying it, and how can i cum to know that these leaves r of kashmiri chai not of green tea?

[asimaan]

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wow i love kashmiri chai
what are the leaves called in english, are they available in american stores?