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Chai tea

Name: Chai tea
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons fresh ginger root; grated; 1 whole star anise broken up; 1 teaspoon orange peel; grated; 4 pieces cinnamon sticks; 1½ inch; 1 teaspoon cardamom seeds; 10 whole cloves; 5 whole peppercorns; 5 cups water; ¼ cup black tea leaves; (like Assam or Darjeeling); 1 teaspoon vanilla; ¼ cup honey; 3 cups skim milk

A traditional drink of India, Masala Chai has become a popular beverage worldwide. While you may cer

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

fresh ginger root; grated
2 teaspoons
star anise broken up
1 whole
orange peel; grated
1 teaspoon
cinnamon sticks; 1½ inch
4 pieces
cardamom seeds
1 teaspoon
cloves
10 whole
peppercorns
5 whole
water
5 cups
black tea leaves; (like Assam or Darjeeling)
¼ cup
vanilla
1 teaspoon
honey
¼ cup
skim milk
3 cups

Method

Bundle up the first seven ingredients in a length of cheese cloth and tie it together with a string. This is called a bouquet garni (pronounced "boo-KAY gar-NEE").

Place the bouquet garni in a pot of water. The string should be tied to the handle for easy removal later on.

Bring the water to a very low boil, then reduce the heat and simmer. Boiling water may extract too much bitterness from the tea leaves.

Add tea leaves and continue simmering for 15 minutes.

Remove the bouquet garni.

Strain the remaining liquid through a sieve to remove tea leaves.

Add honey, vanilla, and milk.

Serve. Pour the mixture over crushed ice if you're serving it cold.

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