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Butter tea is a salty, rich hot drink that is widely associated with Himalayan Buddhist communities, and it is commonly served in the Monpa areas of Tawang and West Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh. It is quite unlike sweet milk tea: strong brewed tea is whisked with butter and a little salt into a smooth, soup-like drink. Read more in Indian regional cuisines.
Traditionally it is churned in a tall wooden vessel; a blender or whisk works well at home. Note that the photos here are only illustrative of tea, not of butter tea itself.
Recipe label: Based on traditional technique. Photo: illustrative stock photo, not the finished dish from this exact recipe. Regional recipes vary by family and village.
Photo credits: Photo 1: Brett Sayles on Pexels; Photo 2: Nepal Tea Collective on Pexels; Photo 3: Valeria Boltneva on Pexels. Free stock photos, used under the Unsplash or Pexels license and shown here as illustrations only.
