masala chai (indian spiced tea) Recipe #65265
this is a classic indian masala chai. i would venture to say half a billion people are drinking some version of this every morning. and for good reason -- it is super delicious!
15 min | 5 min prep
SERVES 3 -4
- 2 cups water
- 3-5 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick, crushed
- 2-3 cardamom pods, crushed
- 1/4 cup sugar or sucanat
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons black tea leaves
- put the water on the stove and add spices, bring to boil.
- cover and let simmer for few minutes.
- add sugar or sucanat (whole ground sugar cane--like jaggery) and milk, stir.
- bring back to just barely boiling (watch pot, milk will bubble over).
- add tea leaves, cover pot, remove from heat.
- steep for 5 minutes.
- pour through filter to remove spices and tea leaves.
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