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Saffron Tea Recipe

Wonderfully decadent! If you have any glasses or cups with gold rims – or even gold cups – use these and imagine you’re in a mythical Persian or Moghul paradise.

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Saffron Tea Recipe
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Ingredients

For the recipe:
  • 4 - 5 tsp muscovado sugar, or other brown sugar
  • ¾tsp loose-packed saffron threads
  • 4 organic cardamom pods, lightly crushed
  • 900ml freshly drawn water

Wonderfully decadent! If you have any glasses or cups with gold rims – or even gold cups – use these and imagine you’re in a mythical Persian or Moghul paradise.

Recipe for 4

Method

01
Place saffron onto piece of foil. Fold foil over saffron, then crush threads with rolling pin. Put water, organic cardamom and sugar in a lidded pan and bring to a boil. As soon as bubbles appear, add the crushed organic saffron, cover and turn off the heat.
02
Let the tea steep for 1 hour. Heat again, strain and serve in tea glasses or tea cups.