How to Make Kehwa: English – Urdu Recipe

How to Make Kehwa

Learn how to make Kehwa at home with this simple method. Kehwa is also known as kahwah, qehwa or kahwa. It is a traditional green tea preparation consumed in Afghanistan, northern Pakistan. Just like black tea, kehwa or green tea is also rich in antioxidant.

Ingredients:

1. Green tea (“gunpowder”) – 1 tsp
2. Green cardamoms, seeds only, crushed to powder – 4
3. Almonds – 4 blanched and coarsely crushed
4. Honey – according to taste
5. Cinnamon – 2 stick (optional)
6. Saffron – 4 threads (optional)
7. water – 4 cup

Method:

• Add water in a pot and bring to a boil. As soon as boils, put cardamom powder or seeds, almond, cinnamon, and saffron and let it boil.
• When water boil well then put green tea and cover it and take it off cooker after 3 minutes strain into cups.
• Traditionally, the cardamom powder, crushed almonds and the optional cinnamon are placed into the cups and the tea is poured over.
• I prefer to add the cardamom and almonds to the tea at the beginning and then strain it all out.
• Stir in honey to preference.