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Tea is very useful and healthy beverage for every human being, however there are variety of teas available in the market, out of which the most famous and demanded one is Thai Tea. There are several benefits acquired from consumption of tea, you can find a list of them by searching online. Some people have doubts about consumption of tea related to recipe, time to take, quantity, etc… If you are searching for the same, this is the right place for you. Tea has a very simple recipe and it is served cool, following is a simple and easy to go recipe for preparing Thai Iced Tea.

To Prepare a Thai iced tea you will need the following ingredients:
4 cups of water
6 Thai tea bags
1 cup milk (optional)
3 tbsp of sugar
2 tbsp of cinnamon
2 tbsp of cardamom
Some crushed ice

Once you get all these ingredients ready, you can start with the next process of preparing tea. First you heat the water to a boil and once water starts boiling you should add the tea bags, cardamom and cinnamon. Than continue water to boil for at least 5 minutes, this will let the water extract all flavours available from the ingredients. After 5-10 minutes remove the tea bags and move the tea from fire for cooling. Now its time to add the crushed ice, sugar and milk to your tea, however people don’t like to add sugar or milk so they can neglect this part. Your tea is now ready, you can pour it into a glass and enjoy the drink!

As you have now learned the Thai iced tea recipe, you can prepare and consume it anytime. There is no specific schedule set for consumption of Thai tea, no matter whether its breakfast, lunch or dinner you can consume it anytime. Thai iced tea is a great option to serve guests and friends as welcome drink. Thai tea can be consumed in quantity because it is a 100% natural drink and don’t have any side-effects. Some ingredients added to Thai tea can cause the problem for patients already has diseases. In such case it is necessary to consult a doctor before consumption because proper precaution needs to be taken. For e.g. Sugar being a harmful ingredient for diabetes shouldn’t be added while preparing Thai tea for diabetic patient.

Thai tea also helps in treating human body by increasing energy, reducing cancer risk and cholesterol, stabilizing digestive system and keeping the body free from viruses. There are much more benefits or advantages which you can explore by reading more articles about Thai tea available online.