Indian Chai Iced Coffee

Name: Indian Chai Iced Coffee
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South Asia — Muslim traditions
Ingredients: 3 cup cold mineral water; 5 slice fresh ginger; 12 whole cloves; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tsp anise seed; 0.25 tsp ground cardamom; 2 tbsp fine ground coffee; 1 cup whole milk; 2 tbsp jaggery; 2 tbsp buckwheat honey; ice

Coffee, jaggery and buckwheat honey come together in this South Asian drink, perfumed with ginger and cinnamon and simmered on the stove.

2 hr 20 min · Serves 4 · Medium

Method

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Time: Prep 20 min · Cook 120 min · 140 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
In a saucepan, add ginger, cloves, anise and cardamom to the cups of water. Break the cinnamon stick and add it to the mixture.
2
Heat over medium heat until the water boils, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for about 15 minutes.
15 min
3
Add the coffee, stir, and let steep, off the heat, for about 5 minutes. Using a fine meshed filter or cheesecloth, pour the coffee through and into a bowl.
5 min
4
Pour the strained coffee into a clean saucepan and add the honey, sugar and milk and heat almost to boiling then remove the pan from the heat, pour into a heat-proof pitcher, cool then refrigerate until it is chilled, about 2 hours. Recipes easily doubles.
120 min