🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates cuisine · #19

Karak Chai

Karak Chai
Time10 min
Serves2
Ingredients6

Tea boiled strong with evaporated milk, cardamom and saffron — the UAE's most popular drink.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Boil water with tea, cardamom and saffron for 5 minutes.
  2. Add sugar and milk.
  3. Let it rise to the boil three times.
  4. Strain and serve hot.
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