Lebu cha
Lebu cha
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Lebu cha

Light black tea with lime, black salt and a pinch of masala, served in a clay cup. Kolkata's adda fuel.

6 minTime
0 gProtein each
mildSpice
The adda's companion1 chapter · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayLight black tea with lime, sugar, black salt and masala.
The original
31kcalsame
0 gproteinsame
0 gfibresame
6minutessame

Lebu cha.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

2 servings
Tea leaves (black tea leaves)1 tsp Darjeeling or light CTC
Water300 ml
Lemon juice1 tbsp lime juice
Sugar1 tbsp
Black salt¼ tsp
Chaat masalaa pinch

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Boil the water, add the tea and steep for 2 minutes.
  2. 2Strain into cups and stir in sugar and black salt.
  3. 3Squeeze in the lime and sprinkle chaat masala.
Serve it like this

Serve hot in small clay cups or glasses, with a lime wedge and telebhaja on the side.

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