Shai laban

☕ Black tea filtered then warmed with milk and measured sugar, four small cups.

Ingredients

• 8 g plain black tea leaves
• 500 ml drinking water
• 400 ml pasteurised or UHT semi-skimmed milk
• 20 g sugar

Preparation

Measure ingredients and prepare roomy pan, fine filter and four heatproof cups.

Boil 500 ml water, about four minutes depending on equipment. Off heat add 8 g tea and infuse three minutes.

Strain into clean heatproof vessel, then return filtered tea to clean pan. Leaves must not keep infusing during milk heating.

Add 400 ml milk and 20 g sugar. Heat gently about five minutes, stirring until very hot without overflowing or scorching.

Stir, divide four cups and cool to comfortable drinking temperature. Final volume slightly below 900 ml depending on losses; this plain version has no spices.