Recipe and source notes

Butter Tea

2 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon regular black tea leaves (preferably Nepalese or Indian)
  • 3 cups whole milk (or 1½ cup half-and-half + 1½ cup water)
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • Salt to taste

Make it step by step

  1. Boil tea with milk for 2–10 minutes, depending upon the strength of tea desired
  2. Strain into tea cups.
  3. Add butter and salt. Stir thoroughly, ideally by carefully using a blender, and serve.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook by Wikibooks contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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