How to Make a Cup of Tea

Tea is probably one of the cheapest drinks available in the market.

In India, tea has no substitutes. Even coffee is considered the second best drink after tea.

If you know how to make a cup of tea, you could enjoy the drink even in the confines of your home.

Making tea is not a very difficult task, a bit of effort and you could help yourself to a delicious cup of tea.

How do you make a cup of tea?

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People in the west have a different concept of drinking tea. They like to have instant tea, buy a small tea bag, or a tea pouch, dip in a hot water, or milk. The drink is perhaps ready.

The biggest drawback of instant tea is the lack of natural aroma and the strength of taste. What you miss in the drink results in a complete loss of satisfaction.

There’s a method which goes along in order to make a perfect cup of tea.

Here is a simple and an effective way to make a cup of tea.

Make tea with tea grains: Tea made out of tea grains is the most popular form of tea.

• If you look to make a cup of tea, pour half cup of water on a pan, add half cup of milk on to it. Heat the content till it boils. It would take around a couple of minutes for the content to boil over, add a tease spoonful of tea grains on the heated content; you may add sugar to sweeten the content. Continue heating for a minute and the tea is ready. Pour the ready mixture on a glass and relish the aroma of tea drink.

Make tea with dry tea leaves (Darjeeling tea)

If you want a raw taste of tea with a smooth flavor, go for tea made with dry tea leaves. Darjeeling tea is perhaps very famous for dry tea leaves.

• The process of making tea is relatively simpler. Pour a cup of water on the heating pan. Boil it. Pour the hot boiled water on a separate pot; add a tea spoonful of dry tea leaves on the hot water pot. Close the top lid and let it remain for a couple of minutes. Now remove the lid and taste the drink. The best examples of dry tea leaves are the Chinese Jasmine tea and Darjeeling tea.

Both forms of tea have its own unique flavor. Try both forms of tea and continue drinking the one you like most.