Indian Cooking Recipe: Shier Chay
The following are the instructions on how to cook delicious Indian food: Shier Chay
Ingredients:
1. Pahari tea leaves 2 tsps
2. Soda bi Carb 1-2 pinch
3. Salt 1 tsp or to taste
4. Milk 1/2 litr
5. Cream or Malayi 250 gm
6. Green cardamoms 6
7. Almond kemels 6
8. Poppy seeds 1 tsp
9. Black Pepper Corns 2 nos
10. Cinnamon 2 pieces
11. Green Ginger or Dry Ginger a piece
(Items 5 to 11 optional and are added by Pandits mainly).
Method of Preparation:
In a steel or tinned, copper or brass 'Patila', of about 3 liter capacity, boil on medium heat, 1/2 liter of water to which 2 teaspoons of 'Pahari' Tea Leaves, and a pinch or two of a Soda bi Carb (H-'Mitha Soda') have been added. When, after about 15 minutes, the infusion boils down, to one thirds of its original volume, to concentrated reddish liquor, add about a liter of water, and the half liter of Milk. The Tea will now be of 'Peach flower color', the color it is desired to be. Add the Dry Ginger piece after crushing it a bit or sliced Green Ginger, the Cinnamon bark chips, crushed Almond Kernels, along with 'Malayi' or the Cream. Stir after boiling for a few minutes more, and the 'Shier Chay' is ready.
