Tea

A CUP OF TEA - The Original Recipe for CTC Tea from India

A CUP OF TEA By VIKRAM KARVE I love tea. You too love a cup of invigorating tea, don"t you - but tell me do you know how to make a good cup of delicious tea? Okay, let me tell you the time-tested simple way of preparing the best cup of invigorating tea. Get some good Assam CTC Tea [CTC is an acronym for Crush, Tear and Curl].Т  CTC teas have a granular appearance and the fact of the matter is that if you are really interested in a Stimulating, Refreshing and Invigorating cup of traditional Indian Tea, Orthodox Leaf Teas [the OPs, the BOPs, et al] just donтЂ™t fit the bill тЂ“ you need CTC tea to brew your strong, bright and full-bodied cup of milky Chai which looks deliciously appetizing тЂ“ a lively reddish orange colour, not the dull muddy brown colour you get when you add milk to tea made from leaf teas the orthodox тЂњteapotтЂќ way. Take two cups of fresh water [one for you and one for me!] in a stainless steel vessel. Add four teaspoons of sugar. Put on the stove, cover with a lid and boil. Once the water starts boiling, remove the lid and boil for one and a half minutes тЂ“ yes, exactly one and a half minutes! Now briskly add two teaspoons of CTC Tea leaves тЂ“ the boiling water will suddenly erupt, and surge up, like a volcano, so smartly switch off the flame before it spills over and quickly cover tightly with the lid.Т  Brew for five minutes till the liquor is full-bodied and the infusion is complete. Have ready some freshly boiled full cream buffalo milk тЂ“ yes, fresh creamy buffalo milk is a must тЂ“ in Pune, I prefer ChitaleтЂ™s.Т  First pour in some hot milk in the cup, and through a strainer, pour in the rich tea brew and till you get beautiful reddish orange colour.Т  Remember тЂ“ always pour tea into milk, never pour milk into tea.Т  This is the secret of the appetizingly attractive bright lively carroty red colour as it facilitates the perfect blending of the strong rich full-bodied intense tea liquor tea brew with the creamy white milk without producing any bitterness. Now, go ahead, relish every sip, and enjoy your cup of ambrosial divine rejuvenating tea. And do tell us how you likedТ your delicious cup of tea. VIKRAM KARVE Copyright Т© Vikram Karve 2009 Vikram Karve has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work. http://books.sulekha.com/book/appetite-for-a-stroll/default.htm

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