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Cardamom Tea

Published: Dec 18, 2020 by Amira · This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission.

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A delicious herbal tea with soothing spicy effect and health benefits. This cardamom tea can be enjoyed hot, water, cold or iced and sweetened to your liking.
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One of the best and easiest recipes for cardamom is to use it in tea. This is a spicy and aromatic tea that is used with variations throughout the Middle East. A soothing herbal tea, a winter warmer that I am sure you will enjoy.

Are you a fan of herbal tea? how about some Arabic tea or this dry lime one very soothing.

Pouring milk in a cup of cardamom tea placed on a wooden surface.

Table of contents

  • Why This Recipe Works
  • Recipe Ingredients
  • Recipe Instructions
  • Recipe Expert Tips
  • Recipe FAQs
  • Recipe At A Glance
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Why This Recipe Works

Wrap your hands around a delicious steaming cup of comfort. This cardamom and ginger tea is spiced up just enough to make you feel that you are doing the right thing for your body.

A year-round drink that can be served hot, warm, cold or iced. Add a splash of milk or some lemon slices for an ultimate soothing drink.

Recipe Ingredients

Cardamom tea ingredients on a marble surface.

Recipe Instructions

A collage of 4 images showing how to make cardamom tea.
  1. In a pot or a tea pot add water, cardamom, cloves and ginger slices.
  2. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for ٤-5 minutes.
  3. Add tea bags or loose tea, turn heat off and stir.
  4. Cover and let it steep to your liking.

Recipe Expert Tips

  • Better use filtered water when making tea so there will be no other taste in your tea.
  • You can add a cinnamon stick or some black peppercorn but I really liked it more without so not to overwhelm the cardamom taste.
  • You can use loose tea, in fact I like it even better than tea bags but many of you are more used to tea bags.
  • Feel free to sweeten the tea anyhow you like. Sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup, honey or no sweetener at all.

Recipe FAQs

How long to brew tea?

This depends greatly on the type of tea you are using and more importantly your taste. Brewing for too long might lead to bitter tea and brewing it for too short might lead to a lack of flavor. I recommend you brew the tea for 1 minute then taste, repeat this process until it satisfies you. This step is particularly important if you are using a new brand of tea that you are not used to.

A honey spoon pouring honey into a cup of cardamom tea.

Recipe At A Glance

cardamom-tea

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Pouring milk in a cup of cardamom tea placed on a wooden surface.

Cardamom tea

A delicious herbal tea with soothing spicy effect and health benefits. This cardamom tea can be enjoyed hot, water, cold or iced and sweetened to your liking.
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Diet: Halal
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 12 oz
Calories: 72kcal
Author: Amira

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 6-8 green cardamom pods
  • 4-6 cloves.
  • 1 1- inch fresh ginger root peeled and sliced.
  • 2 black tea bags , you can use tea leaves as well.

Optional:

  • Honey/sugar or brown sugar to sweeten.
  • Serve with milk or lemon slices.

Instructions

  • In a small saucepan or a tea pot add water, cardamom, cloves and ginger slices. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 4-5 minutes.
  • Add tea, turn heat off, stir then cover to steep according to your liking.
  • Strain into cups sweeten with honey if desired or add a splash of milk.

Notes

  • Better use filtered water when making tea so there will be no other taste in your tea.
  • You can add a cinnamon stick or some black peppercorn but I really liked it more without so not to overwhelm the cardamom taste.
  • It is better to press on cardamom pods to break the shell a bit for more cardamom flavor.
  • You can use loose tea, in fact I like it even better than tea bags but many of you are more used to tea bags.
  • Feel free to sweeten the tea anyhow you like. Sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup, honey or no sweetener at all.
  • Brewing time depends greatly on the type of tea you are using and more importantly your taste. Brewing for too long might lead to bitter tea and brewing it for too short might lead to a lack of flavor. I recommend you brew the tea for 1 minute then taste, repeat this process until it satisfies you. This step is particularly important if you are using a new brand of tea that you are not used to.
  • This recipe makes exactly 12oz .
  • Nutritional values are calculated assuming the use of 1 teaspoon raw honey.
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Nutrition

Calories: 72kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 192mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 2mg
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  1. Daisy R

    April 13, 2021 at 7:58 pm

    what was the brand of the tea bags you used?

    Reply
    • Amira

      April 17, 2021 at 12:07 am

      I usually use a brand that I get from amazon called Newman tea, and sometimes I use the English breakfast tea.

      Reply
  2. Donia Boumansour

    March 25, 2021 at 5:55 am

    Thank you loved it

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    • Amira

      March 29, 2021 at 11:20 am

      Thanks Donia, happy you enjoyed it.

      Reply

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