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Homemade Chai Tea Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Wynnebaer / All my dishes 1 year, 9 months ago Indian inspired Chai is a great alternative to lattes. Prep:5m Cook:10m Servings:6	Wynnebaer
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Ingredients

1/ 2 inch piece fresh ginger, cut into thin rounds

2 cinnamon sticks

2 teaspoons black peppercorns

10 whole cloves

6 cardamom pods

6 cups cold water

6 bags black tea

2 cups milk

1/2 cup light brown sugar

Directions

Combine first 5 ingredients in medium saucepan

Lightly bruise spices with the back of a large spoon

Add water and bring to a boil

Reduce heat to low and partially lid and simmer for 10 minutes

Remove from heat and add tea bags

Steep for 5 minutes or so

Discard tea bags

Add milk and sugar

Bring tea to simmer over medium heat, whisking until sugar dissolves

Strain and serve

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Comments

smooch 1 year, 9 months ago said:
This is great! Sean Connery? Bunnies! 5!

invisiblechef 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Remember how you said we had been 'connecting' lately, well you will not believe I was just coming on here to post a Masala Chai recipe that I happened to find in a magazine I'm reading called herbcompanion, it's almost the same exact one as this. It's says here that in India, every family has it's own recipe and people tend to adjust it to their own personal taste. In this recipe the only 'major' difference is they shell the cardamom seed pods, then grind with the cinnamon stick and cloves (which makes the ground masala)

cadavis 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Hi, I love great teas! Thanks for posting and I love the cute little bunnies!! I definite 5 from me!

ruskingirl 1 year, 9 months ago said:
I prefer chai over coffee anyday, thanks for the great post. 5 plus, if at all possible.

berry 1 year, 9 months ago said:
I love Chai, This is a great Indian Chai recipe... thanks!

blondie80 1 year, 8 months ago said:
This looks great! Thank you for posting! High 5 from me!

cabincrazyone 1 year, 8 months ago said:
I like chai, and so do you. Wait ... that was supposed to rhyme.
As soon as I saw this, I had thoughts of how great it would be to pre-mix a bunch of dry ingredients and do the instant gratification thing two spoons at a time each evening. It might be worth a little research with all dry ingredients ... I mean ... for someone else to do all the work, not me. LOL
Thanks for the great post. I'm printing it!!

trev 5 months ago said:
I've recently started to drink a commercial chai tea, a few times a day, but reading your ingredients, I believe that your version would taste much better. Well, at least quite different and I'll confirm that shortly. As I have all the ingredients that I need, I reckoned that I should try it now before hitting the sack. Cheers!

trev 5 months ago said:
I have made a batch of your tea and it smells and tastes a heap better. I reckon that the fresh ginger has a bit to do with that. I think also, that the commercial type maybe lacking a little generosity with ingredients. Possibly, the invisible chef has it right, as there may be many different versions. However, I do really like this. Although, I do have to admit, that I usually don't have milk in normal tea. So, since I've been drinking Chai tea, I have followed through with that same logic. Maybe I should try it with milk later. Thanks for the recipe, it'll be nice to be able to make my own chai teas.

lilliancooks 5 months ago said:
I love chai tea and I also have only used the store bought instant type...this sounds like it would have a much more intense flavor! Great recipe Wynne!

pleclare 5 months ago said:
Looks wonderful

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