Table for TwoIraqi Cardamom Tea
Strong, sweet black tea scented with cardamom, served in small glasses — the drink at the heart of every Iraqi gathering.
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⏱ 15 min📶 Easy👫 Serves 2🥬 Vegetarian☪ Muslim-friendly
Ingredients (for 2)
- Loose black tea (Ceylon), 2 tbsp
- Water, 600 ml
- Cardamom pods, 4, lightly crushed
- Sugar, to taste
- Dried rose petals or a cinnamon stick (optional)
Steps
- Bring the water to a boil in a kettle.
- Put the tea and cardamom in a small teapot, pour over 400 ml of the hot water and set it on a very low heat.
- Let it steep gently for 10–15 minutes without boiling, until dark and fragrant.
- Pour a little into small glasses, top up with hot water to your preferred strength and add sugar.
- Serve with dates or biscuits.
Cook it together: One sets out the glasses and sweets, the other brews — and you pour for each other.
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