Shai bil laban

Name: Shai bil laban
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Soudan
Ingredients: 600 ml drinking water; 400 ml pasteurised whole milk; 8 g black tea leaves or four 2 g bags; 20 g sugar; One small food-grade cinnamon stick about 3 cm

☕ Four small portions of Sudanese black tea with milk, cinnamon and measured sugar.

Ingredients

600 ml drinking water
400 ml pasteurised whole milk
8 g black tea leaves or four 2 g bags
20 g sugar
One small food-grade cinnamon stick about 3 cm

Preparation

Bring 600 ml water and cinnamon to boil then simmer three minutes.

Add black tea, reduce heat and extract three minutes without a violent boil.

Add 400 ml milk and 20 g sugar; heat gently about four minutes, stirring and watching pan rim.

Turn off when hot, never allow to boil over. Remove bags if used and strain leaves and cinnamon.

Divide four small heatproof mugs or glasses and cool to comfortable drinking temperature. Evaporation alters yield slightly.