Indian Railroad-style Chai: this is the real stuff served out of trays and passed through the windows at railroad stops all over India. If you can find mamri tea pearls from India, use 1/4 cup of that in place of the tea bags.
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon fennel seed
- 4 whole cloves , or more to taste
- 1.5 teaspoons cardamom seeds
- 2 cups whole milk
- 4 blacks tea bags , or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon white sugar , or to taste
Instructions
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1
Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; add fennel, cloves, and cardamom. Continue boiling water for 3 minutes.
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2
Stir milk into the water and return mixture to a low boil; add tea bags, reduce heat to low, and boil until the tea has a strong, but not bitter flavor, 2 to 3 minutes.
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3
Strain tea into 4 tea mugs; sweeten with sugar to individual tastes.
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