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Doodh Patti

Name: Doodh Patti
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Pakistan
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Black tea leaves; 400ml Milk; 2 tbsp Sugar; 2 Cardamom

Dessert

⏱ 15 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Tea leaves brewed in milk alone without water — Pakistan's strong milk tea.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Doodh patti means 'milk and tea leaves' in Urdu: Pakistan's favorite tea, brewed in milk with almost no water. At roadside dhabas (tea stalls), it's brought to the boil again and again in the pot to make it strong, sometimes with cardamom.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a roadside tea stall in Pakistan, steam rises from a pot over charcoal and strong milk tea is ladled from a height into small cups.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Black tea leaves 2 tbsp
Milk 400ml
Sugar 2 tbsp
Cardamom 2

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Heat the milk with crushed cardamom in a pot.
When it boils, add the tea leaves and sugar.
When it's about to boil over, lower the heat, then raise it again — repeat 3 times to brew it strong.
Simmer 2 minutes on low.
Strain into cups.

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