एक चाई -मलाई मारके + बन-मस्का 1 by 2 🤤
If you are from #Bombay (#Mumbai) & #Hyderabad you know this is how we order #Iranichai ( #tea )🤪😂
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Irani tea is a #Persian influenced tea one of the many delicious secret recipes brought in by the #Zoroastrian Irani Immigrants to the then #BritishIndia 🇮🇳 .
Bombay/ Mumbai has a lot of legendary Irani Cafes which serve finger licking good food some of the cafes are as old as 100 years or more. .
I had a lot of Gujju and Parsi friends in school all who lived in Andheri Parsi Colony. Also, my dad always took us to the famous @britannia_co one of the families favourite restaurant beside many other such cafes.
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The secret to Iranian tea is the reduced milk and dum cooking technique but many don’t know the real secret is addition of “egg whites” (yes you heard it right)- If it is to be believed that’s what gives it its distinct taste. I laugh and say this on purpose to all my pure “vegetarian friends & family” who sip so many cups in a day🤣🤪 I was told about this secret by one of my friends mother in school whose family owned a Iranian Cafe.
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While each Irani Cafe have their own secret recipe -here is my simple version of this tea which can be easily made at home (no egg/condensed milk/mawa). Some people add spices to the tea but originally Parsi’s don't add any. Since the weather outside is weird- rainy and cold in 🇭🇰 I have just added fresh ginger and cardamom- you can skip it if you want. Some also add condensed milk / mawa for a more richer taste- I don’t - if you reduce the milk well it gives the same taste. Swipe for recipe💁🏽‍♀️
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