food
Loomi Tea
A hot tea for a hot day? This Middle Eastern drink will make you forget all about ice cubes, even in the middle of the desert.
food
Loomi Tea
A hot tea for a hot day? This Middle Eastern drink will make you forget all about ice cubes, even in the middle of the desert.
Supplies
- 2 dried limes (loomi Omani)
- 4 cups water
- 1/4 cup honey
Steps
- Using a mortar and pestle, crush the dried limes, breaking them into pieces.
- In a small saucepan, combine the water with the crushed limes and bring the mixture to a boil. Once the liquid is boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Remove the tea from the heat and strain it through a cheesecloth or coffee filter-lined fine mesh sieve and into a kettle or tea pot.
- Add the honey to the tea. Stir and serve hot.