Masala Chai

Name: Masala Chai
Ingredients: 1 cup milk fresh; 1 cup water; 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper; 1/2 teaspoon ground clove; 16 cardamom pods; 2 cinnamon sticks broken/crushed; 1 piece ginger broken into 1-inch thick chunks; 2 teaspoons loose leaf tea black, OR 1 teabag of black tea, e.g. assam; 3 teaspoons honey OR brown unrefined sugar, e.g. muscovado

9 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 cup milk fresh
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground clove
16 cardamom pods
2 cinnamon sticks broken/crushed
1 piece ginger broken into 1-inch thick chunks
2 teaspoons loose leaf tea black, OR 1 teabag of black tea, e.g. assam
3 teaspoons honey OR brown unrefined sugar, e.g. muscovado

Directions

1

Combine the water and milk in a pan and put on medium-high heat.
2

When it just about gets to boiling point, reduce to medium-low and throw in everything except the loose-leaf tea/teabag and the sugar/honey.
3

Keep stirring and make sure it does not do anything more than simmering, for about 15min.
4

Add the tea and sugar/honey, stir well and keep on the heat for another 5min.
5

Take off the heat, filter the solids (ginger, cardamom, etc) out of the tea and serve in mugs or bowls.