immunity boosters

TEAS AS IMMUNITY BOOSTERS

It is time for the winters. No matter how much I love winters, there is one thing I dread. And that is cold. Cold as in not the opposite of warmth cold but the disease cold. The scratchy throats, stuffy noses and incessant headaches and congestion is not what I look forward to. India is…

masala chai

On India’s very own Masala Chai

Amidst the din and bustle of a crowd in constant motion, the roaring of motorbikes and moving autos and the tinkering bells of the rickshaws that barely have enough space for their wheels to move is where is found the main flavors of India- in the streets. There could be palatial restaurants or hotels that…

The Chayi Blue Butterfly Pea Tea

Blue Tea – A Blue Tisane

The first thing that is mesmerizing about the blue tea is undoubtedly its colour. I watched starry-eyed when I first saw this blue liquid that looked like a splash from a deep blue ocean. For those who do not know, blue tea is prepared from the dried blue-pea flower which in Assamese is called the…

Mint Green Tea

Mint Green Tea

The popularity of Green Tea and its variants is widely escalating in the commercial forums. One such variant is the Mint Green Tea. When I think of mint, I recall the small garden patch of my old home were mint leaves thronged. If we needed to flavor our tea or lemonade or even spice up…

tea strainer tea infuser

Tea Strainers and Infusers

‘Sekoni’ (Assamese- চেকনী) -a tea leaf strainer with a semi-spherical sieve and a handle attached to it is a common word in every Assamese household. Until I sat to write this article I never gave a second thought to this word. It has been a mundane utensil that I remember having in my house for…