Introducing Pyramid Tea Bags

Jaya teas is proud to announce the introduction of Pyramid Shaped Nylon Tea Bag, the latest in technology that has revolutionized the 100 year old lowly tea bag.

The nylon tea bag is shaped like a pyramid, which helps in overcoming the biggest problems with tea bags - lack of space to include large leaf tea. The Pyramid shaped tea bag has enough room for us to bag some of our favorite teas into them. So, we are happyto announce the availability of Margaret's Hope Second Flush,Rungmook Second Flush, Marianbari Estate Green Tea and many others in both loose tea form, AND in pyramid shaped tea bags.

Click here to visit the website and check out the tea bags.

Tea of the Month: Margaret's Hope

If there is an estate with much mystery around its name, its Margarets Hope Estate in Darjeeling. There are as many stories about Margarets Hope tea estate as there are websites. The most popular one is about one Mr. Bagodon, who had two daughters ... one of them was named Margaret. Margaret died on her way to India, and her grief striken father named the estate after Margaret's Hope that she would some day return to the region. Then there is another story that suggests that Margaret was estate owners wife, and he named the estate after her.

Whatever the truth, this much is certain, Margaret's Hope, which is nestled in the Kurseong Valley close to Longivew Highlands where our uncle Mr. R. S. Tiwari was the reigning tea master and Superintendent of several tea gardens for over 20 years, has produced delicate teas that have fetched some of the highest prices world over. Connoisseurs of Darjeeling tea prize Margarets Hope growers for their ability to turn the leaf into something worth cherishing. Over the years Margarets Hope Estate has built a reputation for producing high quality tea with distinct muscatel aroma.

We have recently added Margaret's hope to our collection of both Loose tea and Nylon tea bags. Please visit the website to learn more about this latest addition. There are photos of the liquor, the infusion and dry leaf to whet your appetite.

Have you tried Margarets Hope tea before? Click here to discuss, or share your experience tea from this garden.

What is so special about Jaya Teas?

We go to great lengths to ensure that the teas you receive are the freshest of fresh teas.

• All teas are personally selected by our family members.
• Teas are vaccum packed right at source to seal in the freshness.
• Our delicate teas are air freighted from India to US to reduce the exposure to high temperatures
• Teas are packed in heavy duty tin caddies designed to keep the tea dry.

This is why we offer you a money back guarantee. If you are not satisfied, we will refund your money back, no questions asked. Please visit website for more details

Indian Snack Recipe

What is tea without a snack. So, today I will share with you a simple recipe which would help your afternoon tea a pleasant one. Todays recipe is called Dhokla.

Ingredients: You can find most of these ingredients in an Indian ethnic food store. If you cannot find them locally, email me, and I will try to help you in sourcing them.

• Two cups of chick pea flour
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Mustard seeds
• Freshly grated coconut - 1/2 cups
• Green chillies - 5 cut lenght wise
• Coriander - one cup chopped
• Eno fruit salt
• Sugar - 4 tsp
• Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Make batter of the chick pea flour to the consistency of pancake batter. Add turmeric powder to it, and salt to taste. Prepare a wok for steaming. When the water starts steaming, add Eno fruitsalt, Sugar, and lemon juice to the batter and mix it well. Immediately, pour the batter into a oiled heat resistant plate, and steam the batter for 12 minutes.

Once the batter is steamed, remove the plate from the wok and allow it to cool. With a knife, cut the dhoklas into small 1 x 2 inch pieces.

Separately, heat three teaspoons olive oil, and add mustard seeds. Continue to heat till the mustard seeds start popping. Remove the oil from heat, and add chopped chillies. Allow the oil to cool. Once it is cool, spread the oil with mustard seeds and green chillies on to the puffed dhoklas. Spread grated coconut & chopped coriander on the dhoklas. Serve with tea.

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Buy A Sampler

Due to popular demand, we have added a few samplers for people to buy, so that you can ask and taste the teas you want before deciding to buy a large quantity. These samplers are very modestly priced at $10.00 to help you taste a wide range of teas from us. You can even suggest which teas you would like, in the box for notes as you check out. Order your sampler today!

And remember, it doesn't matter how many samplers you order, shipping is a flat $4.25, and free for purchases over $65.00.

New T-shirts Illustrated by Jaya

I am happy to announce the addition of two very important t-shirts...important because the designs of these tee shirts have been illustrated by none other than my five year old Jaya!! One t-shirt, drawn to celebrate the International Woman's Month, shows a boy running towards us screaming, "The women are comming, the women are coming!" I think NOW would be proud of Jaya's illustration!!.

The second one is a cute drawing of two birds, with the Mommy bird encouraging little baby bird "lets go to tea". Check them out. Perhaps they may interest you!

Customer Comments

Marangi Assam Autumnal: I really like this tea! To me, it is dark, smooth and has a chocolatey, honey taste with smokey undertones. A wonderful tasting tea that I could find myself going for again and again. Ms. MG

Okayti First Flush: This tea opened into some of the most interesting leaves I have seen in a long time, very pleasing to look at. The aroma reminded me of summer days and the taste lived up to the expectations the aroma set. Altogether very enjoyable! Ms. AB

Mirik Leaf (Hand Made): I opened the caddy to find the largest tea leaves I have ever seen. Brewing at various lengths between 3-5 minutes, I made several cups over a period of 4 days and found this to be one of the half-dozen best teas I have ever tasted. It is not a typical Darjeeling. Leather and tobacco notes dominate the taste on the palate and the regional characteristic of muscatel arrives with the aftertaste. Mr. MS

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