Basil seed drink

Technically this isn't tea, but it intrigued me, so here it is. This is a recipe from India. After seeing all sorts of recipes for chia seeds (and realizing that they are little calorie bombs), I was intrigued to see that there were other seeds used to make drinks. According to the package, 5 grams of these little seeds have 25 calories. That's a big difference from chia.


Here's the foundation of our drink. I'll admit, I've had these seeds for over a year before I finally got around to trying this out. Kind of like the allspice berries I used in Armenia's post. 
Here's what 5 grams of seeds look like. I have to admit, I really like my food scale. I've learned that our dry measuring cups really don't measure much of anything accurately, so now I weigh out my cereal, my servings of almonds, stuff for recipes sometimes...

But anyway, I soaked my seeds in water for 5 minutes. 

Don't they look neat with their puffy, white coats? Then I strained the water off, and added milk and rose water. I had never thought about combining milk and rose water before, but it is a very nice combination. The rose water adds a certain sweetness without being overpowering, and the seeds add texture to make a very pleasant drink. 


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  1. Poppy CrockerDecember 16, 2018 at 8:41 AM

    Ha! We are a lot alike. I measure a lot of stuff on my kitchen scale now. I especially love it for pasta since I suck so much at figuring out how much to make when I can't weigh it. It's always way too much or not quite enough when I'm left to my own devices.

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    1. Lace makerDecember 16, 2018 at 4:36 PM

      Yes, pasta and noodles are a major group of foods I weigh out. I don't eat them very much, but I usually go for a half to three quarters serving. My Chinese friend was really frustrated by recipes in this country because they don't include weights for ingredients. She couldn't get over our stupid, inaccurate, arbitrary (as in not metric) system of measuring.

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    2. Poppy CrockerDecember 18, 2018 at 6:50 AM

      Ha! I always use half to three quarters of a serving too.

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