Chai (Spiced Indian Tea)

Name: Chai (Spiced Indian Tea)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: South Asia — Muslim traditions
Ingredients: 2.5 cup water; 1 cup half and half milk; 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon; 0.333 tsp ground cardamom; 0.25 tsp ground ginger; 0.25 tsp ground cloves; 3 black tea bags; sugar

Half half milk and black tea come together in this South Asian drink, flavoured with cinnamon and cardamom and simmered on the stove.

15 min · Serves 3 · Easy

Ingredients

591.47 mlwater
236.59 mlhalf and half milk
0.5 tspground cinnamon, or 1/2 inch cinnamon stick
0.33 tspground cardamom, or 3 cardamom pods
0.25 tspground ginger
0.25 tspground cloves, or 2 whole cloves
3 black tea bags, green tea and tea blends don't work well
sugar, to taste

Method

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Time: Prep 5 min · Cook 10 min · 15 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Place water, half and half, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and cloves in tea pot or saucepot and let reach a low boil. Stir well and let boil 2 more minutes.
2
While still boiling, add the tea bags and let it reach desired tea strength (and color). Add sugar as desired, and serve hot.