Homemade Masala Chai
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Author Notes: The classic sweet and spicy Indian tea, sure to make your home smell fantastic, and the number one way to bribe friends to come over in the wintertime. - lipson.alanna
Serves 1
- 1 cup milk (or soy milk)
- 1 splash water
- 5 whole cloves
- 5 green cardamom pods
- 5 peppercorns
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 pieces star anise
- 3 pieces allspice
- 1 "thumb" of fresh ginger, sliced
- 1 tablespoon loose-leaf black tea
- 1 tablespoon sugar (or more, to taste)
- Bash all the spices (minus the ginger) in a plastic bag with a rolling pin — or if you want to be classy about it, you can always use a mortar & pestle.
- Place all your ingredients — milk, water, spices (with ginger this time), tea, and sugar — into a large pot.
- Cook on med-high until boiling, then simmer for 5 minutes or until the milk has turned a milky-brown colour, like cafe au lait.
- Strain & sip!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe with Tea
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3 months ago AntoniaJames
AntoniaJames is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
Always happy to see the word "bash" in recipe instructions; and your description of the alternate method made me chuckle. Been thinking about putting together my own masala chai (having lazily relied on Peet's for the past fifteen years), so I'm looking forward to trying this soon. Thanks for posting this recipe! ;o)
3 months ago lipson.alanna
You're welcome! Let me know how you like it!