chai (spiced indian tea)

Name: Chai (Spiced Indian Tea)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups - water; 1 cup - half & half milk; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon (or 1/2 inch cinnamon stick); 1/3 teaspoon(s) ground cardamom (or 3 cardamom pods); 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground cloves (or 2 whole cloves, crushed); 3 bags - black tea (green tea and tea blends don't work well); 1/2 to 1 teaspoon(s) sugar, or to taste

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Vickie Parks

Renton, WA

Updated on Jul 22, 2014

There are several (maybe hundreds ?) other chai recipes posted all over the Internet, but none have quite the lineup of spices that are included in this recipe, which I really liked a lot. It's delicious!

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prep time 5 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Stove Top

yield 3 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups - water
1 cup - half & half milk
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (or 1/2 inch cinnamon stick)
1/3 teaspoon ground cardamom (or 3 cardamom pods)
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves (or 2 whole cloves, crushed)
3 bags - black tea (green tea and tea blends don't work well)
1/2 to 1 teaspoons sugar, or to taste

How To Make chai (spiced indian tea)

Step 1

Place water, half and half, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and cloves in tea pot or saucepot and let it reach a low boil. Stir well, and let boil 2 more minutes.

Step 2

While still boiling, add the tea bags and let it reach desired tea strength.
Step 3

Add sugar as desired, and serve hot.
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