Milk, black tea, cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves are simmered together in this recipe for hot and spicy chai tea.
Ingredients
- 7 cups water
- 6 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1.25 inchs piece fresh ginger root , peeled and chopped
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 6 greens cardamom pods
- 12 whole cloves
- 2 bays leaves
- 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
- 0.5 teaspoons black peppercorns
- 2 tablespoons Darjeeling tea leaves
- 1 cup milk
Instructions
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1
Combine water, brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, cloves, bay leaves, fennel seeds, and peppercorns together in a pot; cover and boil for 20 minutes.
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2
Remove from the heat, add tea leaves, and allow to steep for 10 minutes. Stir milk into tea mixture and bring to a boil. Strain tea into tea cups.
Nutrition Facts
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