Cardamom is an evergreen plant with thick rhizomes and erect stems bearing pointed leaves. It is grown in plantations mostly in Guatemala and India. Cardamom has white flowers with pinkish-violet striped lip. The flowers stay for eight to nine months per year. Cardamom also has three-celled capsules, usually colored pale green to beige, which contain about 15 to 20 sweetly aromatic seeds.
Making this tea is very easy and my assistant and I will show you how
Cardamon tea
Ingredients
15-20 Cardamon Seeds- I use 17. You can get these at most herbal place, or we get them at Central Market. Don't be freaked out by the price which is about 38 dollars a pound. I can buy enough for about 20 tea batches for $2.
Tea Bags- I use one large or two small per pot.
3/4 cup of sugar- This is quite a bit, but Andrew likes it sweet. I do plan on trying to substitute setvia with the sugar to make it healthier next time I will let you know how it goes.
Directions
1. Pour the sugar in the tea pot
2. Fill teapot almost to the top with very hot water and stir to dissolve sugar
3. Break open each Cardamon seed but leave the whole pod intact- This helps the Cardamon flavor seep into the tea better
4. Boil tea for about 3 minutes and let seep for an hour.
I also make this in the summer and turn it into iced tea, it is good either way.
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