Masala chai is one of the simplest and most comforting drinks you’ll ever make. Strong black tea is simmered with whole spices like cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and black cardamom before being finished with milk and sugar. It takes less than 15 minutes, smells like absolute heaven, and somehow manages to make almost any day better.
I love Starbucks chai tea as much as the next, but let’s face it it’s not actually chai. I know, I know, sacrilege. I’ll try to avoid my rant about the Americanization of Indian cuisine and stick to the facts. The first fact being that you should never go to India and order a chai tea, as you’ll be ordering a tea tea. Second, masala chai is aromatic, sweet, creamy amazingness.
Growing up I hated chai, I couldn’t understand how the adults drank cup after cup, when there was soda to be had. Needless to say, I now get it. Whether I’m coming in from the cold, having had a long and tiring day at work, or just sitting on the couch on a lazy Sunday afternoon, nothing relaxes me more than holding a warm cup of chai between my hands, whilst nibbling on cookies, Almond Cardamom Sponge Cake , or a savory pastry.
So incredibly fast and easy to make. You literally just throw the ingredients in the pot and it comes together to make you a fabulous cup of tea. The aromatic flavors coupled with the thick creamy milk are incredible.
What you’ll need
- Black tea: Loose black tea, such as Wagh Bakri, gives you the strongest flavor, but tea bags also work.
- Green cardamom: Adds the familiar floral flavor most people associate with masala chai.
- Black cardamom: Gives the chai a deeper, smokier flavor.
- Cloves and cinnamon: Add warmth without turning the chai into a spice cabinet.
- Whole milk: Makes the chai creamy without overwhelming the tea.
- Sugar: Add it to taste after straining.
Now off you go my dears, drink tea, eat bikkies, and make merry.
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Masala Chai
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minutesThe best part of any day is masala chai. This quick and easy recipe shows you how to make the real stuff at home.
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Ingredients
3 cups water
1 cup whole milk
5 whole cardamom pods
5 cloves
1 stick cinnamon
1 whole black cardamom pod (moti elaichi)
3 tbsp black tea (if you’re using tea bags use 3-4)
Sugar to taste
Equipment/Specialty Items
Green CardamomGreen Cardamom
ClovesCloves- Cinnamon SticksCinnamon Sticks
Black CardamomBlack Cardamom
Cuisinart Set of Mesh StrainersCuisinart Set of Mesh Strainers
Directions
- Boil water along with cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, and black cardamom in a nonstick pot.
- Once boiling, let water boil an additional 2 minutes.
- Add in black tea and boil for 1 minute.
- Add in milk and boil for 2 minutes – careful that to watch that it doesn’t boil over.
- Sieve into cups, add sugar, and serve with digestive biscuits, rusks, maybe even an Almond Cardamom Sponge Cake.
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size: 0 g
- Total number of serves: 4
- Calories: 95kcal
- Fat: 2.2g
- Saturated Fat: 1.2g
- Cholesterol: 7mg
- Sodium: 34mg
- Potassium: 136mg
- Carbohydrates: 17.8g
- Net Carbs: 16.4g
- Fiber: 1.4g
- Sugar: 14.9g
- Protein: 2.4g
- Vitamin A: 5.1mcg
- Calcium: 102mg
- Iron: 1mg
- Vitamin D: 0.7mcg
- Riboflavin: 0.1mg
- Vitamin B6: 0.1mg
- Vitamin B12: 0.3mcg
- Pantothenic Acid: 0.2mg
- Phosphorus: 68mg
- Magnesium: 17mg
- Zinc: 1mg
- Selenium: 1.3mcg
- Copper: 0.1mg
- Manganese: 1.2mg
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