Saiprasad Mahendrakar/Kolhapur: Many people like to drink hot tea in drizzling rain. People who go out for work prefer strong tea available from roadside tea stalls when it starts raining. A different tea is being discussed in Kolhapur at this time. This is pink nectar tea made from beetroot powder. This special tea is available at the intersection near CPR Hospital in Kolhapur.
On the road leading to Kasba Bawda in CPR Chowk, right next to the signal, there is a small pink nectar tea stall. Santosh Kumar Navale has started this tea shop. Earlier he used to do flower decoration business. He himself is fond of tea, so he has started tea business in the rainy season.
decided to make pink tea
At present, we get to see tea in the form of nectar everywhere. But we wanted something different from nectar like tea, so Santosh Navale thought of making this pink colored tea. Then he started thinking for her. He had decided not to use scented powder or colors in it. They tried to get this pink color from Gulkand or rose petals. But finally he decided to use beeta to bring out this pink color and fulfilled that idea.
Milk is first boiled while making pink tea.
pink color obtained from beetroot
To bring color by using beetroot in tea, Santosh has made beetroot powder and used it in tea. This time he made sure that the taste of tea does not change because of beetroot. Navale prepares a mixture by mixing nectar like chai masala and beetroot powder with a friend.
This is how pink nectar-like tea is made…
1) While making this pink tea with one liter of milk, the milk is first boiled.
2) After boiling the milk, a mixture of one sachet of tea powder, sugar, cardamom, chai masala and beetroot powder is added to it.
3) After adding this mixture, it has to be boiled again.
4) After this only a small glass of sugar has to be mixed in it. (Chai masala also contains some sugar.)
5) Then the tea is boiled.
6) After boiling the tea for about 5 minutes, its color turns nice pink. Along with this, a good fragrance also starts coming.
7) This hot tea is then served to the customers to drink.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : July 14, 2023, 18:34 IST
