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Lunch · Ethiopian · 10 min

Borena-Style Spiced Tea and Ambasha Bread Plate

Borena-Style Spiced Tea and Ambasha Bread Plate
Calories
254
Protein
7g
Carbs
43g
Fat
7g
Ingredients
  • 30 g ambasha bread
  • 150 ml whole camel milk
  • 150 ml water
  • 1 tsp black tea leaves
  • 3 each cardamom
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 0.5 each cinnamon stick
  • 2 each whole cloves
Method
  1. 01In a small saucepan, bring 150 ml water to a simmer. Add loose leaf black tea, crushed green cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, and whole cloves. Simmer gently for 4 minutes to steep and extract spices.
  2. 02Pour whole camel milk into the spiced tea mixture and steam gently over medium-low heat until hot and micro-foamed, about 3 minutes. Do not boil.
  3. 03Strain tea through a fine mesh sieve into a teacup or glass to remove leaves and whole spices.
  4. 04Stir in honey until fully dissolved.
  5. 05Warm slice of ambasha bread in a dry skillet over medium heat for 1 minute per side until fragrant and lightly toasted.
  6. 06Serve hot spiced camel milk tea immediately alongside warm ambasha bread for dipping.

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