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Buckwheat Tea (Sobacha) Recipe
This nutritious and delicious drink, brewed from buckwheat grains, will be your new favorite drink!
Prep Time
10
mins
Cook Time
5
mins
Total Time
15
mins
Course:
Beverage
Cuisine:
Southeast Asian
Keyword:
buckwheat grains, buckwheat tea
Appliance:
Stove, Teapot
Author:
Ishani Bose
Ingredients
800
ml
of water ie. (3 and a half cups)
20
grams
of roasted buckwheat grain ie. (2 tbsp)
1
tsp
of honey
(if desired)
Instructions
To make buckwheat tea, boil 3 and a half cups of water in a saucepan on the stove.
Then add 10-20 grams of roasted buckwheat grains to the saucepan and boil for 30 seconds to 1 min.
Thereafter, add the roasted buckwheat grains and boiling water in the teapot.
Allow the tea to steep for 3-4 minutes before straining.
Once done, serve the tea hot and enjoy its smoky flavor. You can add a tsp of honey to it should you want to enhance the taste.
Notes
Buckwheat can be used multiple times for other brews, but with each successive brew, add 3 minutes to the steeping time.