Once ready for serving the pot was taken off the heat and the
temperature probe inserted into the curry.
A specific study was performed to analyse the cooling
properties of Indian tea. Although recipes for Indian tea vary, a
consensus based on a discussion with an Indian medical
colleague and numerous recipes available online, led to the
following recipe being chosen: 250 ml of water, with two tea
bags and ‘tea masala’, was brought to the boil in a saucepan.
Full fat milk (250 ml) was added and allowed to boil until the
tea took on a rich red-brown colour. The tea bags were then
removed and halfthe tea poured into a mug and the remainder
left in the saucepan (Fig. 2). Both temperatures were then
measured as described.