Karak Chai

Name: Karak Chai
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 2 Assam tea bags; 2 Ceylon tea bags; 1/8 cup Chinese lump white sugar; 1 (1/4 inch thick) slice fresh ginger; 1/2 inch cinnamon stick; 2 dried rose buds; 3 pods green cardamom; 2 pods black cardamom; 1 cup evaporated milk

10 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

3 cups water
2 Assam tea bags
2 Ceylon tea bags
1/8 cup Chinese lump white sugar
1 (1/4 inch thick) slice fresh ginger
1/2 inch cinnamon stick
2 dried rose buds
3 pods green cardamom
2 pods black cardamom
1 cup evaporated milk

Directions

1

Heat water in a small saucepan until bubbles start to form around the edges. Add tea bags. Reduce heat to a simmer.
2

Lightly crush lump sugar, ginger, cinnamon, rose buds, and cardamom pods in a mortar. Stir into the pot. Simmer until the tea bags and spices have become saturated, about 3 minutes. Add evaporated milk. Stir and simmer, without boiling, until sugar has dissolved and tea reaches the desired strength, about 8 minutes for strong tea. Strain into mugs.