Best Omani Hibiscus Tea Recipes
HIBISCUS TEA
Provided by Michael Chiarello : Food Network
Categories beverage
Time 35m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Bring water to light boil, turn off heat add the hibiscus flowers and cinnamon sticks. Cover and steep for 20 minutes.
- Strain tea into desired container, add sugar and orange slices and serve over ice. Garnish each glass with a lemon slice.
- Chef Notes: This tea recipe can easily be doubled for a larger serving. When using herbs in tea making, longer is not better. Heating the herbs for extended time can release unfavorable qualities and bitterness found in herbs. The key is to add MORE herbs to strengthen flavor.
HIBISCUS TEA
I found Flor de Jamaica or Hibiscus Flower (dried) at Walmart! This drink is awesome. These are served at Sunday brunch at a favorite restaurant of mine. I was thrilled when I found the recipe at chow.com! They can be served virgin or with a spike of high quality vodka. Look for Jamaica flowers (also known as hibiscus or flor de jamaica) in most Latin grocery stores; they're often found in the bulk bins or in the dried herbs section. You can also find them online at MexGrocer.com. If you're making this for a crowd you'll want to make a double or triple recipe and make it in a big stockpot. Sometimes there's a little gritty sediment that settles at the bottom of the brewing pot. To prevent any grit from getting into your agua fresca, don't pour the very last bit of the brew through the sieve while straining. Do not confuse this with the hibiscus flowers you might grow in your flower beds. Read on for more info. Also known as: roselle, rosella or rosella fruit in Australia, meśta/meshta on the Indian subcontinent, chin baung in Myanmar, krajeab in Thailand, bissap in Senegal, Mali, and Niger, the Congo and France, dah or dah bleni in other parts of Mali, wonjo in the Gambia, zobo in Nigeria (the Yorubas in Nigeria call the white variety Isapa (pronounced Ishapa)), karkade (كركديه; IPA: ['karkade]) in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan, omutete in Namibia, sorrel in the Caribbean and Jamaica in Latin America, Saril in Panama, rosela in Indonesia, asam paya or asam susur in Malaysia. In Chinese it is (Luo Shen Hua) . The plant is considered to have anti-hypertensive properties and has been used in folk medicine as a diuretic, mild laxative, and treatment for cardiac and nerve diseases and cancer. It can also be found in markets (as flowers or syrup) in some places such as France, where there are Senegalese immigrant communities. In East Africa, the calyx infusion, called "Sudan tea", is taken to relieve coughs. In Africa, especially the Sahel, roselle is commonly used to make a sugary herbal tea that is commonly sold on the street. The dried flowers can be found in every market. In the Caribbean the drink is made from the fresh fruit, and it is considered an integral part of Christmas celebrations. The Carib Brewery Trinidad Limited, a Trinidad and Tobago brewery, produces a Shandy Sorrel in which the tea is combined with beer. In Thailand, Roselle is drunk as a tea, believed to also reduce cholesterol. In Malaysia, they consider this a pro-health drink due to high contents of vitamin C and anthocyanins. In Mexico, 'agua de Jamaica' is most often homemade as it is in this recipe and is often served chilled. However, one of the most popular brands of Mexican soft drinks,"Jarritos", is made from the flowers.
Provided by Mamas Kitchen Hope
Categories Beverages
Time 14m
Yield 3 quarts, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Combine water and ginger in a large pot and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Remove from heat and stir in Jamaica flowers and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Let steep 10 minutes.
- Strain through a chinois 'china cap' or fine mesh sieve into a large, heat-resistant bowl or pot. Stir in lime juice and set aside to cool. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Serve over ice.
HIBISCUS ICED TEA
This calorie and caffeine-free tea has a delightful rosy color.-Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 10m
Yield 1 serving.
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- In a saucepan, bring water to a boil. Remove from the heat. Add hibiscus flowers and let stand 5 minutes. Strain tea. Serve in chilled glasses over ice.
Nutrition Facts :
ICED HIBISCUS TEA WITH PINEAPPLE (BURKINA FASO)
Burkina Faso, also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a landlocked country in west Africa. The tea is called Bissap a La Bonne Dame in Burkina Faso, Africa, and enjoyed everyday in the hot weather. Chilled hibiscus tea is light and refreshing. The natural floral tang is a wonderful counterpart to sweet pineapple chunks. I'm traveling the world, making vegetarian or vegan recipes from each country. Some can be especially challenging, lol.
Provided by Sharon123
Categories Beverages
Time 15m
Yield 2 quarts
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Pour boiling water over hibiscus flowers or teabags.
- Let steep about 30 minutes. Hibiscus looks so pretty as the purplish dried leaves turn the water deep red.
- Strain into ice to speed up cooling.
- Serve chilled with chunks of freshly cut pineapple. You can leave the pineapple out of the drink if you like, but it's so good and cold, don't leave it out!
- If you like, mix equal parts lemonade with the tea. Yum.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 226.2, Fat 0.5, Sodium 40.1, Carbohydrate 59.4, Fiber 6.3, Sugar 44.6, Protein 2.4
OMANI BREAKFAST TEA
When I discovered how few recipes representing Oman were on the site, I went searching. The NA/ME Forum will be spending January 2013 exploring the country & here is my culinary contribution. **this is delicious! It was perfectly sweetened & lightened. I re-steeped adding 3c water, the last 4oz of evap milk in the can & only 1TB sugar. Also, 1st time, I added 2TB crystallized ginger & only 2TB sugar. YUM!**
Provided by Elmotoo
Categories Beverages
Time 7m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Put the water, sugar and tea into a teapot and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the canned milk, and if using ground cardamom, add that too. Bring again to a boil.
- Then immediately remove from the heat (before it rises and comes out of the teapot). If using ginger, add now then strain. Enjoy piping hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 122.2, Fat 4.8, SaturatedFat 2.9, Cholesterol 18.3, Sodium 72.4, Carbohydrate 16, Sugar 9.5, Protein 4.3
JUS DE BISSAP (HIBISCUS TEA)
Make and share this Jus De Bissap (Hibiscus Tea) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Random Rachel
Categories Beverages
Time 5m
Yield 2 quarts
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Briefly rinse the dried flowers in cool water.
- In a saucepan heat two quarts of cold water. As soon as the water begins to boil, add the dried hibiscus leaves. Immediately remove from heat and let the flowers steep for ten minutes. Pour the water from the pot into a pitcher using a strainer to separate the flowers from the water.
- Stir in the sugar. Add mint and orange water.
- Add ice and chill completely. May be served over ice.
HIBISCUS TEA (EGYPT)
ZWT7 Africa. Very popular in Egypt and Sudan. This beverage is said to have been a preferred drink of the pharaohs. In Egypt and Sudan, wedding celebrations are traditionally toasted with a glass of hibiscus tea. In Egypt, karkadé as it is called in Arabic, is used as a means to lower blood pressure if consumed in high amounts. Every busy street, train station, bus depot, has its vendors & the dried flowers may be found in every market. From, www.congocookbook.com.
Provided by UmmBinat
Categories Punch Beverage
Time 25m
Yield 8 cups, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Briefly rinse the dried flowers in cool water.
- In a saucepan heat two quarts (approximately two litres) of cold water. As soon as the water begins to boil, add the dried hibiscus. Immediately remove from heat and let the flowers steep for ten minutes.
- Pour the water from the pot into a pitcher using a strainer (lined with a cheesecloth) to separate the flowers from the water. (Be sure not to pour any of the flower sediment into the pitcher.).
- Stir in the sugar.
- Add any other flavorings (if desired).
- Add ice and chill completely.
- May be served over ice as well.
- Note: One common combination of flavorings is vanilla and mint. Bissap can be prepared double-strength, by using only half as much water. The resulting Jus de Bissap can be mixed with seltzer water, or lemon-lime soda. Jus de Bissap can also be mixed in cocktails.
- Also called l'Oseille de Guinée, Guinea Sorrel, and Karkadé.
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