Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Kashmiri Kahwa (Traditional Recipe) is a Indian drink made with cinnamon, green cardamom, and cloves in about 10 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 5 minutes
  • Total time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 2
  • Category: Drink
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 2 inches cinnamon (use ceylon cinnamon)
  • 2 green cardamom
  • 2 cloves (optional)
  • 4 whole almonds (raw & unsalted, crushed using mortar and pestle)
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 teaspoons sugar (or to taste)
  • ¾-1 teaspoon green tea (I use Kashmiri green tea)
  • few saffron strands (optional)

Method

  1. Using a mortar and pestle, crush 2-inches cinnamon, 2 green cardamoms, and 2 cloves. Remove them in a bowl.
  2. To the same mortar and pestle now, add 4 almonds and crush them. Set it aside.
  3. Take a pot and add 2 cups water to it and turn heat to medium-high. Add the crushed spices and then add sweetener to taste, I added 2 teaspoons sugar.
  4. Let the water and spice mixture come to a gentle boil. Immediately, add ¾ teaspoons green tea leaves and turn off the heat.
  5. Remove the pot from heat and and cover the pot with a lid. Let the tea steep for 2 minutes. Meanwhile take 2 serving cups and equally divide the crushed almonds between the 2 cups. Also add a few saffron strands to each cup (optional).
  6. Strain the kahwa into the cups using a strainer. Enjoy hot!

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.