Dum wali masala chai

Name: Dum wali masala chai
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 1 tsp Black Tea Leaves; Milk (preferably full fat milk) as per taste; 1 star anise; Sweetener (sugar or jaggery as per choice); 1/2 inch Fresh ginger; 2 pods cardamom; 1 cinnamon; 1-2 cloves whole; 2-4 peppercorns

Sumera Rahman @cook_19058549

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# Dum wali masala chai
using whole spices, black tea and your choice of milk. A cozy comforting mug of goodness is been made Serve this with Spicy fitters or even with french fries or with cookies if you have a sweet tooth
INGREDIENTS IN CHAI
There are typically four components in Masala Chai and the secret is finding the perfect balance between them.thats are tea leaves ,whole spice ,milk and sweetner.

Sumera Rahman @cook_19058549

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Ingredients

1 tspBlack Tea Leaves
Milk (preferably full fat milk) as per taste
1star anise
Sweetener (sugar or jaggery as per choice)
1/2 inchFresh ginger
2 podscardamom
1cinnamon
1-2 cloveswhole
2-4peppercorns

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Steps

1

LIGHTLY CRUSH SPICES.
Lightly crush cardamom pods, whole cloves, star anise and peppercorns, and place in a small pot with 1 cup of water. Add ginger and cinnamon. Muddle the ginger a bit right in the pot.
2

SIMMER THE SPICES IN 1 CUP OF WATER FOR 5 MINUTES.
Bring to a simmer, simmer gently for 5-10 minutes covered, and turn off the heat.
3

ADD THE TEA
Add the tea (Do not boil the tea, it can get bitter) and let it steep for at least 5-minutes.
4

ADD THE MILK
Add milk. Bring to a simmer once more, turn off the heat.
5

ADD lTHE SWEETNESS
Stir in your choice of sweetener, taste, adding more sweetener to taste. If it tastes bitter, you need more sweetener it is highly recommended to add jaggery instead of sugar for bestest results Strain into a chai glass or mug.