Masala Chai Tea

Name: Masala Chai Tea
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 cups
Ingredients: 4 whole cloves; 2 cardamom pods; 1 cinnamon stick, broken into pieces; 3 cups water; 1 teaspoon gingerroot, chopped (no need to peel); 1/8 teaspoon black peppercorns; 1 cup milk; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 tablespoons black tea

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Recipe by treehuggingmom

A simpler chai tea recipe, from Etsy's Kitty Greenwald. She says: To use spices for infusions, cracking them releases their oils, but toasting isn’t necessary. Traditionally, masala chai has less milk. Feel free to add more milk or extra sweetener.

READY IN: 15mins

YIELD: 4 cups

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

4

whole cloves
2

cardamom pods
1

cinnamon stick, broken into pieces
3

cups water
1

teaspoon gingerroot, chopped (no need to peel)
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teaspoon black peppercorns
1

cup milk
2

tablespoons sugar
2

tablespoons black tea

DIRECTIONS

With mortar and pestle, crush the cloves, cardamom pods and cinnamon.
Place crushed spices in a small saucepan with the water, ginger and peppercorns and bring to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat, cover and let steep for 5 minutes.
Add the milk and sugar to the pan and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the tea. Let the tea steep, covered, for 3 minutes.
To serve, strain chai into a warmed teapot or cups.