Moroccan Mint Tea: The No Calorie Detox Beverage

By Niveditha Kalyanaraman

October 22nd, 2023

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Moroccan mint tea or the Maghrebi mint tea is a tea prepared from green tea, spearmint leaves and sugar. This tea is also known as 'moorish tea' in Spanish. The tea is also consumed throughout the day as it is a detox drink with almost no calories. Here's the recipe for Moroccan Mint Tea.

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Ingredients

1 tsp green tea leaves 1 1/2 cup water Sugar as required 4 spearmint leaves 2 mint leaves

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Step 1

Boil water and then add green tea leaves, sugar and spearmint leaves. Boil the tea on low heat for 10 minutes or until the water reduces to just one cup.

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Step 2

Strain the tea, pour in glasses, garnish with mint leaves and add sugar or any other sweetener as per your taste. Serve hot.

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Tip

The ingredients are boiled together to get a beautiful colour and the mint leaves that float on top of the glass gives the tea a nice and fresh twist.

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