Ladakh

Gur gur chai

Name: Gur gur chai
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Ladakhi
Ingredients: 1 tbsp green brick tea or strong black tea tea leaves (black tea leaves); 500 ml water; 100 ml milk; 1 tbsp or ghee butter; a good pinch salt; a tiny pinch optional baking soda (bicarb soda, bicarbonate of soda)

Salted tea churned with butter and milk in the high Himalaya. Soup, tea and hand warmer in one.

20 minTime

2 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayStrong tea churned with butter, milk and salt.

The original

84kcalsame

2 gproteinsame

0 gfibresame

20minutessame

Gur gur chai.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Tea leaves (black tea leaves)1 tbsp green brick tea or strong black tea

Water500 ml

Milk100 ml

Butter1 tbsp, or ghee

Salta good pinch

Baking soda (bicarb soda, bicarbonate of soda)a tiny pinch, optional

Method

4 steps

1Simmer the tea in the water with the soda for 10 minutes.
2Strain, then add the milk, butter and salt.
3Churn vigorously in a churn or blend for 20 seconds until creamy.
4Serve hot.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in small wooden or ceramic bowls, with tsampa or bread on the side.

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