masala chai (indian spiced tea)

Submitted by Bonnie bonbon

"this is a classic indian masala chai. i would venture to say half a billion people are drinking some version of this every morning. and for good reason -- it is super delicious!"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 3-4

ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 3 -5 cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick, crushed
• 2 -3 cardamom pods, crushed
• 1⁄4 cup sugar or 1/4 cup sucanat
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons black tea leaves

directions

1. put the water on the stove and add spices, bring to boil.
2. cover and let simmer for few minutes.
3. add sugar or sucanat (whole ground sugar cane--like jaggery) and milk, stir.
4. bring back to just barely boiling (watch pot, milk will bubble over).
5. add tea leaves, cover pot, remove from heat.
6. steep for 5 minutes.
7. pour through filter to remove spices and tea leaves.

Reviews

[cyaos]

This was a lovely chai that I will make again. I doubled the recipe but kept the milk the same for personal preference as we are not fans. I also only added 1/3 cup of sugar to the doubled recipe and still found it a touch too sweet - next time I think I will double the recipe and leave both the sugar and milk at the original levels. Thanks for posting! EDIT: I am updating this to 5 stars as this is the best chai recipe on 'zaar and I have tried a lot of them. The only thing I would change is adding peppercorns and ginger next time.

 

[CiaoBella]

Very tasty. I agree with other reviewers that it needs a dash more flavor, so I added more cloves and used honey to taste in place of sugar the second time I made this. Also, I added the milk at the end, since I feel the tea steeps better before the milk thickens the tea. Thanks.

 

[Mahnoor]

Yummy and So delicious. I love this meal recipe. I just made it with my buddies. ( https://pakistanirecipesinurdu.wordpress.com/ ). Thanks for sharing such a delicious recipe.

 

[adopt a greyhound]

Loved this iced. Used honey instead of sugar and added the milk last with the ice.

 

[Mama Stewart]

First let me say that I am not crazy about tea until I was introduce to Somalian tea. While in college I used to get this tea to boost my energy and mentality level. So I decided to make it at home when I have a craving for it. I used 2 cups of water, 3 black tea bags, 1 tsp of ground cardamom, 1 tsp of Ginger, 1 stick of cinnamon, 6 whole cloves, a dash of honey, a dash of cinnamon and sugar spice, raw sugar to taste, and milk to your liking. Remember not to forget to stray it before adding the milk. This tea is great to boost your immune system especially when you are fighting a COLD. Good luck hope you enjoy your tea.