🍵 Mint Tea (Shai Nana)
Shai nana is black tea brewed strong and sweetened, with a handful of fresh mint leaves steeped in the pot or glass. It is hot, fragrant and refreshing, served in small glasses after meals and to welcome guests. The mint softens the tea's bitterness and adds a cool aroma.
Diets
Allergens
None of the 14 major allergens in a typical recipe.
What it is made of
Recipe
Ingredients
- 700 ml water
- 2 tsp loose black tea
- 1 handful fresh mint leaves
- 3 tbsp sugar
Method
- Bring the water to the boil.
- Add the tea and simmer 2–3 minutes.
- Turn off the heat, add the mint and sugar and steep 2 minutes.
- Strain into small glasses and serve hot.
How to make it lighter
- Halve the sugar or sweeten each glass to taste instead of the whole pot.
- Use extra mint for flavour so less sugar is needed.
- 1 tsp sugar is about 16 kcal — count the spoons.
History
Tea with mint is drunk throughout the Gulf, the Levant and North Africa, and in the Gulf it is a customary glass offered after meals and in majlis gatherings.
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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →