Chai Kurdi (Kurdish Tea)

1 tb India tea leaves

1 Cinnamon;stick, 4"

2 c -water, boiling

Sugar cubes The Kurds like this sweet, aromatic tea. The cubes of sugar are dissolved in the mouth as the tea is drunk, the sweeter the better. 1. Put the tea and cinnamon in a tea pot and pour in the boiling water.

Allow to steep for 5 minutes. Serve hot with sugar cubes. Serves 4. "Sephardic Cooking" by Copeland Mark -- 600 Recipes Created in Exotic Sephardic Kitchens from Morocco to India -- Copyright 1992 Published by Donald I. Fine, Inc., New York, N.Y. DPileggi in Houston, Texas