Apple Turkey Tea
Sweeten with honey then pour into tea glasses.
Apple turkey tea. Bring to a boil then reduce heat simmer for 15 minutes. Strain the hot tea into a teapot. Make sure to gently push on the apples to remove all the liquid. Spoon 3 heaped teaspoons 20g into a mug or a heat resistant glass.
Simpli special turkish apple caffeine free loose leaf tea fruit infusion for hot or iced tea 100g in resealable pouch 3 9 out of 5 stars 62 6 35 6. Known as elma cayi this herbal infusion is sold as a herbal medication in turkey. Like the popular indian masala tea apple tea is one of the staple drinks of turkey and is enjoyed even with a meal. Place all the ingredients except the honey into a saucepan.
This tea is made of real apple pieces and yields a mellow liquor that smells intensely like apple juice. Add 200ml of hot water and stir. Turkish apple tea or elma çay as it is called in turkey is not really a tea but is a fruity delicious drink based on the black tea brew from turkey. To prepare hazer baba apple tea place two teaspoons of the apple tea mixture into a suitable cup pour in hot water and stir sugar to taste.
There it is commonly served with cookies known as qurabiya. I am sharing this apple tea recipe from my very old recipe dairy which i used to prepare during my stay in bangalore. Hazer baba have taken the national soft drink of turkey and made it available as apple tea crystals. This tea is usually brewed with dried apples and tea leaves or tea bags.