Drink Recipes Archives - Krokos Kozanis

Saffron Tea

Krokos Kozanis — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 14:09:21 +0000

Saffron Tea

Ingredients

for 5 servings

1/4 teaspoon of Krokos Kozanis (saffron) threads (about 15-20 threads)
3 teaspoons of honey
1/4 freshly squeezed lemon
5 cups of water
3 to 4 teaspoons of Indian tea leaves
2 cardamon pods

Method

Place 5 cups of water in kettle bring to boil. Add 3 to 4 teaspoons of Indian tea leaves. Remove pot from heat and strain tea. Once strained add 2 cardamons, 1/4 freshly squeezed lemon and 3 teaspoons of honey. Last but not least add 1/4 teaspoon of saffron. Serve hot or cold over ice.

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Lemonade with Saffron

Krokos Kozanis — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 14:50:59 +0000

Lemonade with Saffron

Ingredients for 4 servings

juice and zest of 8 lemons
100g sugar
6 saffron threads
1000ml cold water
1/2 tsp salt
8 mint leaves

Method

Put the water, salt, sugar and the saffron to boil.
Next, remove the pot from the heat and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
Add the lemon juice and stir.
As soon as the liquid has cooled, add the lemon zest, and stir.
Add ice cubes, garnish with mint leaves, and serve.

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Coffee

Krokos Kozanis — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 18:30:58 +0000

Aromatic Spice Coffee

INGREDIENTS

for 5 servings

4 tsp. sugar
4 tsp. bitter cocoa in powder
25 Krokos Kozanis (saffron) stigmata
4 cloves
4 orange slices
4 lemon slices
4 cinnamon sticks
Filter coffee (the way you prepare it regularly)

INSTRUCTIONS

Place in every cup 1 tsp. sugar, 1 tsp. cocoa, 1 clove and 5 saffron stigmata. Add one orange and one lemon slice and the cinnamon stick. Pour 200 ml of boiling hot filter coffee, stir and serve.

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Milk

Krokos Kozanis — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 18:27:40 +0000

Milk and Krokos Kozanis (saffron) Drink

INGREDIENTS

for 5 servings

1/2 teaspoon Krokos Kozanis (saffron) threads
2 tablespoons boiling water
1/3 cup shelled pistachio nuts
10 green cardamom pods
1/2 cup super fine sugar
5 cups cold milk
Crushed ice
1/2 cup chopped pistachio nuts
Cinnamon
1 vanilla pod

INSTRUCTIONS

Put saffron and boiling water in a small bowl, soak for 30 minutes. Put in a blender or food processor fitted with the metal blade; add pistachio nuts, cardamom seeds and sugar. Process until smooth. Add milk and process until frothy. Half-fill glasses with ice and pour in frothy milk mixture. Sprinkle with chopped pistachio nuts and cinnamon, serve at once. Use the vanilla pod for stirring and flavour.

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Cool Honey

Krokos Kozanis — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 09:23:51 +0000

Refreshing cool drink with honey

INGREDIENTS

1/4gr Krokos Kozanis (saffron)
1 cup of thyme honey
1 lit of ice-cold water
3-4 lemon slices
5-6 orange slices
2 tbs of lemon juice
2-4 sprigs of mint

INSTRUCTIONS

Add 1/4gr of saffron into a hot cup of water for a few hours. Then, pour into a big glass jar and add a cup of thyme honey and one liter of ice-cold water. Stir until the honey is diluted and taste the mixture for its sweetness.

Cut 3-4 unpeeled lemon slices and 5-6 orange and apple slices, also unpeeled, and add them into the jar. Add two tablespoons of fresh lemon juice and ice cubes. Use 3-4 sprigs of mint to stir the drink.

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