Chai (Spiced Indian Tea)

5.0(8)

A recipe I found on www.food-india.com website. There are several other chai recipes posted to this site, but none have quite the lineup of spices that are included in this recipe, which I really liked a lot.

by NorthwestGal·published 2012-06-24

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Beverages

Servings

3 serving(s)

Total time

15 min

prep 5 min

Calories / serving

108 kcal

Ingredients (8)

serves

2 1/2 cups waterwater
1 cup half and half milkmilk
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (or 1/2 inch cinnamon stick)cinnamon
1/3 teaspoon ground cardamom (or 3 cardamom pods)
1/4 teaspoon ground gingerginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves (or 2 whole cloves)clove
3 black tea bags (green tea and tea blends don't work well)
sugar, to tastesugar

Instructions (3 steps)

01Place water, half and half, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and cloves in tea pot or saucepot and let reach a low boil. Stir well and let boil 2 more minutes.
02While still boiling, add the tea bags and let it reach desired tea strength (and color).
03Add sugar as desired, and serve hot.

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