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Kashmiri tea noon chai pink tea gulabi chai sheer chai in southhall london 4k ultra hd
Sheer chai (also called Noon chai, Kashmiri tea, pink tea, gulabi chai) is a traditional tea beverage from Kashmir. It is a part of Kashmiri culture to drink this beverage 2−3 times a day with traditional Kashmiri breads and pastries like lavasa, sheermaal, kandir tchot, bakarkhani and kulcha.
Contents
- Kashmiri tea noon chai pink tea gulabi chai sheer chai in southhall london 4k ultra hd
- How to make kashmiri chai noon chai pink tea
- Etymology
- Preparation
- References
How to make kashmiri chai noon chai pink tea
Etymology
The word noon means salt in several Indo-Aryan languages such as Kashmiri, Bengali, Rajasthani and Nepali. It is used in several other terms in the Indian subcontinent, such as the noon-dab ("salt promise") custom of Rajasthan, where a hand is dipped in salt to signify a solemn promise.
Preparation
Noon chai is traditionally made from special tea leaves, milk, salt, and cooked in a samavar. A pinch of baking soda is added to help give it more of a pronounced pink color. A recent commercial variant preparation of this tea in Pakistani restaurants/tea stalls also includes sugar but it is not consumed in Kashmir. The millions of ethnic Kashmiri diaspora settled in Pakistan continue to brew noon chai at home. Noon chai is also served in many parts of Pakistan as Kashmiri chai, often with sugar and nuts (for non-Kashmiris who are not acquainted with salty tea), at special occasions, weddings, and during the winter months, when the drink is sold at many kiosks. Kashmiri people in Pakistan call it sabz chai. It is also served in Afghanistan, where it is known as shor Chai.
