Sweet KL Sweet Tea
Pandan makes this drink distinctly Malaysian.
Ingredients
Lemongrass Syrup
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Lemongrass Core (stalk), halved 4.0 pc
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Sugar 4.0 cup
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Water 2.0 cup
Pandan Syrup
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Pandan Leaf (Screwpine Leaf), knotted 6.0 pc
Assembly
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Water 5.0 cup
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Baking Powder (pinch)
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Pandan Syrup 0.25 cup
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Lemongrass Syrup 0.25 cup
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Ice Cubes
Preparation
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Lemongrass Syrup
- In a saucepan, add in 1 cup of water, 2 cups of sugar and lemongrass. Stir the mixture gently until most of the sugar has dissolved on low heat.
- Add in the remainder sugar and stir until it is completely dissolved.
- Set aside to cool.
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Pandan Syrup
- In a saucepan, add in 1 cup of water, 2 cups water and pandan leaves. Stir the mixture gently until most of the sugar has dissolved on low heat.
- Add the remainder sugar and stir until it is completely dissolved.
- Set aside to cool and remove pandan leaves before storing.
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Assembly
- Boil the water and remove from heat once boiling.
- Steep the Lipton Yellow Label Tea tea bags and add a pinch of baking powder. Set aside for 10 minutes.
- Mix the two syrups and tea together.
- Serve the tea with a glass filled with ice cubes.
