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Loomi Tea
Drink Middle Eastern

Loomi Tea

5.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Crush limes with a pestle in a mortar until the pieces resemble small stones.
  2. 2 Combine water and crushed lime in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce temperature and simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Strain into 4 tea cups and sweeten with honey as desired. Serve hot or cold

By Buckwheat Queen

Adeni Tea
Drink Middle Eastern

Adeni Tea

5.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Cut tea bags open and empty into a small bowl; discard tea bags.
  2. 2 Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; add loose tea. Boil tea until water becomes dark red, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir sugar into tea.
  3. 3 Grind cardamom seeds in an electric grinder or using a mortar and pestle. Stir ground cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger into tea; boil until flavors are infused, about 10 minutes.
  4. 4 Stir milk into tea and bring back to a boil for about 2 minutes. Pour tea through a sieve to separate out solids. Serve hot.

By Abdulkader Babader

Sekanjabin (Iranian Mint Vinegar Syrup)
Drink Middle Eastern

Sekanjabin (Iranian Mint Vinegar Syrup)

5.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
150 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Stir honey and water together in a pot; bring to a boil and stir constantly until honey dissolves. Add vinegar, reduce heat to low, and simmer until syrup flavors combine, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat.
  2. 2 Submerge mint in hot syrup and cool to room temperature.
  3. 3 Remove and discard mint. Chill syrup in the refrigerator.

By Desert Damsel

Strawberry, Ginger, and Mint Sekanjabin
Drink Middle Eastern

Strawberry, Ginger, and Mint Sekanjabin

4.9

Prep
25 min
Cook
30 min
Total
535 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring sugar and water to a boil in a large pot over high heat; boil until sugar has dissolved. Stir in strawberries, mint, ginger, lemon peels, and lemon juice; return to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; simmer for 20 minutes. Off heat, stir in vinegar. Set syrup aside at room temperature for 8 hours to overnight.
  2. 2 Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve; discard or reserve solids. Store syrup at room temperature in a sterile container.
  3. 3 Stir 1 part syrup into 4 to 6 parts water; serve cold with ice if desired.

By The Magpie

Ginger Sekanjabin
Drink Middle Eastern

Ginger Sekanjabin

4.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Total
140 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring sugar and water to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat; boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Off heat, stir in vinegar and ginger. Cool mixture to room temperature.
  2. 2 Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a sterile container; discard solids. Store at room temperature.
  3. 3 Stir 1 part syrup into 4 to 5 parts water; serve cold with ice if desired.

By The Magpie

Kuwaiti Traditional Tea
Drink Middle Eastern

Kuwaiti Traditional Tea

4.5

Prep
2 min
Cook
8 min
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine the water, saffron, and cardamom in a saucepan over medium heat. Cover, and bring to a boil. Add tea bags, and let the tea steep for a minute, or longer if you like stronger tea. Strain into a cup, and sweeten with sugar if desired.

By MERKA2125

Karkadeh (Egyptian Hibiscus Iced Tea)
Drink Middle Eastern

Karkadeh (Egyptian Hibiscus Iced Tea)

4.5

Prep
5 min
Cook
Total
245 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place the hibiscus flowers in a pot and cover with boiling water. Sweeten to taste and allow to cool. Strain and pour into a pitcher. Refrigerate until well chilled.

By Afiyet_olson

Karak Chai
Drink Middle Eastern

Karak Chai

Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat water in a small saucepan until bubbles start to form around the edges. Add tea bags. Reduce heat to a simmer.
  2. 2 Lightly crush lump sugar, ginger, cinnamon, rose buds, and cardamom pods in a mortar. Stir into the pot. Simmer until the tea bags and spices have become saturated, about 3 minutes. Add evaporated milk. Stir and simmer, without boiling, until sugar has dissolved and tea reaches the desired strength, about 8 minutes for strong tea. Strain into mugs.

By Buckwheat Queen

Grenade Launcher
Drink

Grenade Launcher

5.0

Prep
1 min
Cook
Total
1 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a shot glass, combine peach schnapps and rum. Drain entire contents into your mouth, and swallow.

By Beans

Mint Cooler
Drink American

Mint Cooler

5.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
Total
5 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Reserve four mint leaves for garnish. Combine remaining mint leaves and lime cordial in a blender; process until mint is finely ground. Stir in club soda. Serve in tall glasses over ice, garnished with lime slices and reserved mint leaves.

By CAJNCHEF

Red Headed Sl*t
Drink

Red Headed Sl*t

5.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
Total
5 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Pour the Jagermeister, peach schnapps, and cranberry juice into a cocktail shaker over ice. Cover, and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into shot glasses to serve.

By Jasmine

Kamikaze Shots for a Crowd
Drink

Kamikaze Shots for a Crowd

5.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
Total
5 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Pour the vodka, lime juice, and triple sec into a cocktail shaker over ice. Cover, and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into a chilled shot glasses to serve.

By itsnotgracie

Sedation
Drink American

Sedation

5.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
Total
5 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Fill a pint glass with ice, and pour in the vodka, amaretto, peach schnapps, coconut rum, and melon liqueur; stir. Pour in the orange juice and pineapple juice. Float the cranberry juice on top. Garnish with a lemon twist.

By witchywoman