Masala Chai
The Masala Chai is delicious Indian milk tea made with a blend of spices such as cardamom and ginger.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 2 tea cups water
- 4 pods green cardamom
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 slice ginger (optional)
- 3 tsp loose black tea (Red Label Orange Peko, Taj Mahal, Darjeeling etc)
- 4-6 Tbsp milk (I use whole milk)
Instructions
- Gather all the ingredients.
- With a mortar and pestle, crack the cardamom pods and discard the pod. Grind the cardamom into a fine powder. If you use ginger, cut it into one thin slice.
- In a small saucepan, pour the water from the cups.
- Add cardamom, sugar, and ginger if you like, and bring it to a boil.
- When boiling, add tea leaves.
- Simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- Add milk and bring it to boil again.
- When boiling again, reduce heat and keep simmering for another 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and strain tea with a strainer. Serve with a biscuit or cookie.
