Iced Lemon Tea Recipe | Lemon Iced Tea Recipe
Iced Lemon Tea is a refreshing chilled drink made using tea powder, water, sugar and lemon. Lemon Tea is a zesty drink with a citrus flavour. Iced Lemon Tea Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures and video.
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 2 teaspoon tea powder
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 cup icecubes
- few lemon slices
Instructions
- First cut lemons. Use fresh juicy lemons.
- Extract juice using a lemon squeezer.
- Collect the juice and discard the remains. Set aside.
- To a sauce pan add 2 cups water.
- Add 2 teaspoon tea powder.
- Give a quick mix.
- Let it boil for 2-3 minutes.
- Boil well but not for too long just for 2-3 minutes is enough.
- Let it come to a rolling boil like this.
- Switch off.
- Set aside covered for few minutes.
- Now strain the tea decoction using a strainer.
- Discard the remains.
- Tea decoction is ready. Let the decoction become slightly warm.
- Add 1/4 cup sugar.
- Add 1/4 cup lemon juice.
- Mix it well.
- Now you can either chill it or serve it atonce along with icecubes.
- To a serving glass - add lots of icecubes along with lemon slices.
- Now pour the prepared tea.
- Give a quick mix.
- Serve chilled with straw.
- Iced Lemon Tea is ready!
Notes
- Do not boil tea for more time after tea powder is added else it will become strong and bitter.
- Also do not add lemon juice when the tea is hot it may become bitter.
- Add sugar as per your taste.
- If you like your decoction to be strong then add more tea. If you want it mild then add 3/4 cup prepared tea and add 1/4 cup water to it but in that case add little more sugar.
- Add just 1 and 1/2 teaspoon tea powder if your tea powder is too strong.
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