Masala Chai
Equipment
- Tea Strainer
- Ladle
Ingredients
- 6 whole Cloves
- 8 whole Cardamom Pods
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground Nutmeg
- 1/16 teaspoon Simply Organic Ground Ceylon Cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon sliced ginger
- 3 Tapal Danedar tea bags
- 1½ cups water
- 3-4 teaspoons sugar, to taste
- 1 cup whole milk
Instructions
- In a mortar and pestle add whole cloves, whole cardamom pods, and piece of raw nutmeg. Ground until coarse powder (cardamom peels will not be fully ground, keep them as is, just be sure to remove all seeds and ground them)
- Add Ceylon Cinnamon Powder to ground spices and mix to combine.
- Add spice mix to small saucepan with tea bags. Add in water and raw sliced ginger. Bring water to a simmer on medium heat. Simmer for 2-3 minutes to allow tea bags to steep
- Add in sugar and when it dissolves add in whole milk
- Let milk heat up and tea bags to continue to steep in milk for 4-5 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent milk sticking to pan.
- Remove tea bags from sauce pan, carefully squeezing them dry before.
- Aerate and froth the chai using a ladle to pick up and pour down a couple times.
- Pouring through a strainer, serve tea. Add sugar, to taste.
- Enjoy!