The iced tea served in Indian restaurants is called.....?

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I had some sweet, very minty tea at an Indian restaurant and I'd like to make some at home. When I type that criteria into Google I get recipes for chai tea and I know that isn't what I'm after. It also didn't taste at all like the typical "sweet tea" you find in the American south.

Does anyone know what this type of tea is called? Do you have a recipe you can share?

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@boomerang,

Was it like a Moroccan mint tea? I think that's my favourite tea these days - whether hot or cold.

It's basically green tea, mint sprigs and some sugar. Brew it up and then decide if you're going to drink it hot or iced.

Could you tell if it was green or black tea based?

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@boomerang,

In India mint is called Pudina and I was able to find a recipe and video for it using that word rather than mint.

Here's the recipe and technique.

http://www.perisspiceladle.com/2014/01/03/mint-and-cardamon-parsi-choi-or-chai-an-indian-tea/

And a video showing much the same thing.

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@ehBeth,

I'm not usually a tea drinker so I don't have any idea about what kind of tea it was but it did have mint sprigs and a very strong mint flavor.

Is there a particular brand of tea that you use?

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@Butrflynet,

Pudina Chai is black tea based. I'm curious if that is it.

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@Butrflynet,

Maybe that's it!

I'll give it a try. Thanks.

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@boomerang,

While I'm no tea expert (Bostonian who drank teas a second fave to coffee), I Googled this and perhaps this might help?

"Tisanes (herbal infusions) Tisanes are brews made using botanical ingredients other than tea, such as herbs, fruit, and flowers. Peppermint and chamomile are common examples of tisanes."

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@boomerang,

I cheat when I'm at work and buy this

http://i1.pfstat.com/media/catalog/product/b/a/800x880/basilur-oriential-collection-moroccan-mint-loose-t-lvhyy3.jpg

it's a bit difficult for me to find but it's worth the effort. Sri Lankan tea made for the Russian market primarily. Very tasty - bright minty tea but the green tea base keeps it from being too grassy.

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@Ragman,

I think this is actual tea, tea. Just tarted up with tons of mint and sugar.

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@ehBeth,

That looks easy!

I have tons of fresh mint on hand right now and was trying to come up with a way to use it when I remembered the tea. It's amazing what one little mint plant can produce.

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@boomerang,

It really is easy - green tea, mint, sugar. I like it because it is such a bright taste. Really refreshing.

I love chai as well, but sometimes I don't need all the other spice tastes in my mouth - just want that clean, bright mint tea taste.

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@boomerang,

Got 'ya. I was just adding a bit of newly gained tea facts.

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