Make your own Karak at home
Believed to be originated long, long time ago from India, Karak is, hands down, the most popular beverage you’d get to know in Qatar.
This sweet tea is so well loved by the people of Qatar that you’d find Karak enlisted in the menu of most restaurants and Karak joints almost everywhere.
However, for those who’d love to try out a similar form of Karak at home, here’s the recipe for you:
- A liter of water
- 3 tbsp loose tea
- 200ml Condensed Milk
- Half a teaspoon of ground cardamom
- Sugar to taste
-Bring the water to a boil.
-Add the tea leaves and boil for 3 minutes.
-Add the condensed milk. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
-Add the cardamom and sugar, stir well and serve!
A very special feature about Karak is that different people follow their own variation of the recipe. Every family will have its own special spice mix that they use when brewing their Karak.
Although most residents of Qatar can’t get enough of this sugary tea, some can’t stand it too!
What about you? Do you like Karak? How do you make your Karak?
(Recipe courtesy: The Middle East Kitchen)
(Cover pic courtesy:Pigamitha)
saffiudeen: Rizks has a secret recipe where he adds a pinch of white powder.. Don't know what it is but the customers smile a lot afterwards ..
It is not Karak, in Hindi it is kadak means Strong. Very easy to make in few minutes in your home. Take 25% milk and 75% water in a tea cup in a boiling pot. Heat it till the milk boils. Add 1 or 2 teaspoon of sugar and then add 1 and half teaspoon of dust tea in the boiling milk. Boil again for 30 seconds. For extra flavour add cardamom powder if you wish. Filter it. Your Karak/Kadak or strong tea is ready.
one can add some grated ginger and not cardamom for some therapeutic purposes. its osum in winters :) !!
Rizk is the synonym of Risk.btw dont take too much tea,otherwise your blood group will bcom T Positive.
Sulieman adds Ginseng for some reason
to make karak tea , try using SAUDIA whole milk, dont add water into it, boil the mild and add sugar , tea leaves and just add crushed ginger. Yes add ginger to it and feel the difference
use society tea or red label tea for strong karak tea
to make karak tea , try using SAUDIA whole milk, dont add water into it, boil the mild and add sugar , tea leaves and just add crushed ginger. Yes add ginger to it and feel the difference
use society tea or red label tea for strong karak tea
to make karak tea , try using SAUDIA whole milk, dont add water into it, boil the mild and add sugar , tea leaves and just add crushed ginger. Yes add ginger to it and feel the difference
use society tea or red label tea for strong karak tea
ganesh: He runs the Paani Poori , Papadom and Puncture Palace in Wakrah. Serves gear Karak and is well known to the ladies :0(
@britexpat - who is this Rizks ? ;0)
15qr??? and i thought you two were friends...must be charging normal customers in gold then...
use fresh/full fat milk
This is great.. Rizks has been charging me 15qr per cup by saying that it is a secret family recipe handed down from the Kings of Kerala :o(