Chai Masala
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Chai Masala

Servings

4 cups

Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

15

minutes
Total time

25

minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups water

  • 1 stick cinnamon

  • 1 TBS Green cardamom seeds

  • 8 cloves

  • 4 black tea tea bags (or Darjeeling)

  • 5 coins of fresh ginger

  • 1 TSP Fennel Seed

  • 1/2 TSP course cracked black pepper (or 1 TSP black peppercorns)

  • 3 Star Anise

  • 2 cups milk

  • 3 TSP brown sugar

Directions

  • Add all your spices to a mortar
  • Rough chop the ginger, add it in the there too
  • Pound that out a bit to release the flavours. Dont grind to a powder but break it up real good.
  • In a small pot, bring the water and spices to a boil
  • Reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes
  • Remove from heat
  • Add the black tea
  • Steep for 10 minutes
  • Strain out all the bits and return the tea to the heat
  • Add brown sugar
  • Add milk
  • Heat, pour and enjoy!

Notes

  • There is no true recipe for chai. They all have Tea, Spices, Sweetener and Milk.