Dirty Cutting Chai

Name: Dirty Cutting Chai
Ingredients: 1 cup plus 4 teaspoons water, divided; 5 crushed cardamom pods (about 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder); 1 -inch knob of ginger, grated (fresh is key!); 2 teaspoons loose black tea leaves (Assam tea is best); 2 teaspoons sugar; 4 teaspoons instant coffee; 3/4 cup whole organic dairy milk (scale up to 1 cup for a milkier taste/thicker texture)

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Ingredients

1 cup plus 4 teaspoons water, divided
5 crushed cardamom pods (about 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder)
1 -inch knob of ginger, grated (fresh is key!)
2 teaspoons loose black tea leaves (Assam tea is best)
2 teaspoons sugar
4 teaspoons instant coffee
3/4 cup whole organic dairy milk (scale up to 1 cup for a milkier taste/thicker texture)

Directions

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["In a saucepan, add water, cardamom, ginger, tea, and sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium flame; let it sit for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, dissolve 4 teaspoons of coffee in 4 teaspoons of cold water, and set aside. Add the milk to the saucepan and bring back to a boil; boil the tea for 2 minutes, mixing the whole time. Take off the heat and add the coffee concentrate. Mix.", "Place a strainer over a glass and pour the chai; do the same for the other glass. Drink up, with a \"biscuit\"" (hard cookie)