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Kahwa Tsamun Mughlai Hussaini Kabab Vanilla Ice-Cream             What can be better on a winter's day than the Kashmiri remedy for banishing the cold? Try Neerja Mattoo's recipe for Kahwa. Cooking time : 15 minutes Makes : 3 Appliances Required : Travel Tea Pot, Juicer Mixer Grinder or Mixer Grinder.

Ingredients

½ -3/4 Teaspoon green tea 2 strands saffron 1 large green cardamom 1 small piece cinnamon 2 almonds, blanched and crushed or slivered 3 teaspoons sugar or to taste

Method Add the tea, crushed between your palms, to the tea-pot, containing 2 cups of water and the saffron. While waiting for the water to boil, which will happen in just 10 minutes, arranger 3 warmed cups and saucers on a tray. In the dry grinder, powder the cardamom and cinnamon. Divide the cardamom, cinnamon and almonds equally between the cups. As soon as the tea boils, add the sugar, stir and strain into the cups. Serve piping hot.