Chai Kurdi Redux

Mavi Boncuk CHAI KURDI (KURDISH TEA) "Fatte nimemi koyun daminda saga sola bagirirken gorurduk. Adi ustunde topal Fatteydi. Bir elinde bastonu. Sag alt tudagi iki disinin arasinda dolasir, bagirir, emirler verirdi. Onlugunun on cebinde sandiginin anahtarlarini saklardi. Arada bir sandigini acar, bize kesme sekerler verirdi. Birer parca kesme seker. Katli katli ipek bezlerin, kumaslarin altinda saklanan bir avuc kesme seker.Fatte nimem cayini kirtlama icerdi. Agizina kucuk bir seker atar, o sekeri dilinin altina yerlestirir, bir sekerle belki on cay icerdi."
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CHAI KURDI (KURDISH TEA)

Amount/Measure
1 tb India tea leaves
1 Cinnamon stick, 4"
2 c -water, boiling
Sugar cubes

The Kurds like this sweet, aromatic tea. The cubes of sugar are dissolved in the mouth as the tea is drunk,the sweeter the better.

Put the tea and cinnamon in a tea pot and pour in the boiling water. Allow to steep for 5 minutes. Serve hot with sugar cubes. Serves 4.

From: "Sephardic Cooking" by Copeland Mark -- 600 Recipes Created in Exotic Sephardic Kitchens from Morocco to India -- Copyright 1992 Published by Donald I. Fine,Inc., New York, N.Y.