Karak Tea Calculator: How Much Karak for Your Guests?

25 October 2026

How much karak do you need for guests? For each small cup of homemade karak, plan about 125 ml of water, 1 teaspoon of black tea, 1 to 2 cardamom pods and 75 ml of evaporated milk. For 20 guests drinking 2 cups each, that is 40 cups: about 5 litres of water, 40 teaspoons of tea and 3 litres of evaporated milk. Enter your own numbers below for a majlis, Ramadan evening, Eid visit or office event.

Karak Tea for Guests Calculator

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Add 20% for unexpected guests

How will you make it?

Homemade karakblack tea, cardamom and evaporated milkLucarise karak sachets1 sachet per cup, stevia sachet attachedLucarise 1 kg karak mix12 g per cup, for buffets and urns

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For your gathering

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Estimates for planning. Homemade amounts follow our karak tea recipe (2 small cups from 250 ml water, 2 tsp tea, 3–4 cardamom pods and 150 ml evaporated milk). Taste and cup size vary, so adjust to your family’s way.

How the karak calculator works

Cups: guests × small cups per guest, plus 20% if you tick the extra option.
Homemade: amounts follow our karak tea recipe: 250 ml of water, 2 teaspoons of strong black tea, 3 to 4 cardamom pods and 150 ml of evaporated milk make 2 small cups.
Lucarise sachets: one 12 g sachet makes one cup with hot water or hot milk. Retail boxes hold 10 sachets and hotel boxes 100.
Lucarise 1 kg karak mix: 12 g of powder per cup, about 80 cups per pack, for buffets, urns and vending machines.
Thermoses: total karak divided by your thermos size.

Making a cup of karak with the Lucarise karak tea calculator on a tablet, cardamom, saffron and sachets

Karak quantity chart for guests

Guests	Cups (2 each)	Water (litres)	Black tea (tsp)	Cardamom pods	Evaporated milk (litres)	Lucarise sachets
10	20	2.5	20	30–40	1.5	20
20	40	5	40	60–80	3	40
30	60	7.5	60	90–120	4.5	60
50	100	12.5	100	150–200	7.5	100
100	200	25	200	300–400	15	200

Homemade amounts from our karak recipe, without the 20% extra.

Tips for serving karak to a crowd

Brew in batches of 1 litre of water at a time so the tea and milk thicken properly.
Let the milk boil gently for 2 to 3 minutes after adding it; that is what makes karak creamy.
Fill thermoses straight away and keep a spare one for late guests.
Offer sugar on the side, or stevia for guests who avoid sugar. Condensed milk makes karak very sweet, so skip extra sugar if you use it.

Short on time? Lucarise cardamom karak sachets make a cup in seconds with no boiling. Hosting Arabic coffee as well? Use our Arabic coffee calculator, and see all our free drink calculators.

Karak for guests: frequently asked questions

How much karak do I need for 20 guests?

For 20 guests drinking 2 small cups each, plan 40 cups. Homemade, that is about 5 litres of water, 40 teaspoons of black tea, 60 to 80 cardamom pods and 3 litres of evaporated milk. With Lucarise sachets it is 40 sachets, or 4 retail boxes.

How much tea and milk for one cup of karak?

Our recipe uses about 125 ml of water, 1 teaspoon of strong black tea, 1 to 2 cardamom pods and 75 ml of evaporated milk for each small cup, boiled together so it thickens.

How many cups of karak per guest?

Karak is served in small cups and guests often take a second one, so the calculator starts at 2 cups each. For a long evening, such as a Ramadan gathering, raise it to 3.

How do I keep karak hot for guests?

Make it in batches and pour it into thermoses straight after brewing. The calculator shows how many thermoses you need for your cup size.

Can I make karak without sugar?

Yes. Use evaporated or fresh milk instead of condensed milk and sweeten with a zero-calorie sweetener such as stevia. Lucarise karak sachets have no added sugar in the mix and come with a separate stevia sachet.