Tibetan Butter Tea Recipe

Recipe By Slurrp

Traditional Tibetan tea made using Tibetan brick tea leaves, salt and butter. Butter tea, known as Po cha in Tibet, is made from churning tea, salt and yak butter. The tea used is a particularly potent, smoky type of brick tea from Pemagul, Tibet. A portion of this brick tea is crumbled into water and boiled for hours to produce a smoky, bitter brew called chaku. It tastes like a kind of light soup, being a little salty. Generally, traditional Tibetan people eat Tibetan butter tea and tsampa together at their breakfast. 

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Ingredients for Tibetan Butter Tea Recipe

  • As required Ingredients for black tea
  • 5 cup Water
  • 2.50 teaspoon Tibetan brick tea leaves
  • 3 pinch Salt
  • As required Ingredients for Tibetan butter tea
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1 tablespoon Butter

Directions: Tibetan Butter Tea Recipe

step 1

  • STEP 1.For 2 cups of tea, in a saucepan add 2 cups of water.

step 2

  • STEP 1.To this add ½ tsp tea from Tibetan brick tea leaves and boil it for 5 minutes. The colour of the water will change.

step 3

  • STEP 1.Add 2 pinches of salt. Not more. Turn off the heat. Strain it into a teapot. Tibetan black tea is ready.

step 4

  • STEP 1.For butter tea, in a saucepan add 3 cups of water and 2 tsp of brick teal leaves.

step 5

  • STEP 1.Bring it to a boil for 5 min. The water will change colour. Do not let it become too dark and strong. Turn the heat off.

step 6

  • STEP 1.In a blender, add 1 cup milk and 1 tbsp butter, ½ tsp salt according to taste.

step 7

  • STEP 1.Using a strainer , pour the tea into the blender jar. And blend the tea, butter and milk together. Pour into tea pot and serve hot.
Nutrition
value
277
calories per serving
17 g Fat10 g Protein22 g Carbs1 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    17g
  • Protein
    10g
  • Carbs
    22g
  • Fiber
    1g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    22g
  • Protein
    10g
  • Fiber
    1g

Fats

  • Fat
    17g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    318mg
  • Iron
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin A
    22mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B6
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    25mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    0mcg
  • Vitamin C
    8mg
  • Vitamin E
    < 1mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    31mg
  • Manganese
    < 1mg
  • Phosphorus
    231mg
  • Selenium
    5mcg
  • Zinc
    < 1mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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Recipe By Slurrp