Masala Chai (Masala Tea)

Name: Masala Chai (Masala Tea)
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 cinnamon stick; 3 cloves; 4 cardamom pods; 4 peppercorns or store-bought crushed black peppercorns; 4 slices ginger; 4 bags black tea; 2 cups water; 1 cup full cream milk or you can use evaporated milk; 2 tbsp condensed milk - sweetness adjusted to your liking

Pinkblanket's Kitchen @pinkblanketskitchen

Houston Texas

Making this tea, we don't usually measure our spices and ingredients here are measured only for reference. Some of us like our spices strong, kids, on the other hand, like it mild (My daughters fav tea).

This chai or tea is prepared using dried spices that can be used whole or crushed depending on your personal preference. Using crushed or ground spices resulting in strong masala taste and using whole spices gives you a more subtle yet comforting taste of masala in a creamy tea. As usual, everything homemade is not measured.

Reminder (again): Ingredients here are measured only for reference, everything can be adjusted to your liking.

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Reminder (again): Ingredients here are measured only for reference, everything can be adjusted to your liking.

#week10 #cinnamon #GoldenApron23 #beverages #drink #tea #blacktea #milk

Pinkblanket's Kitchen @pinkblanketskitchen

Houston Texas

Reminder (again): Ingredients here are measured only for reference, everything can be adjusted to your liking.

#week10 #cinnamon #GoldenApron23 #beverages #drink #tea #blacktea #milk

Reminder (again): Ingredients here are measured only for reference, everything can be adjusted to your liking.

#week10 #cinnamon #GoldenApron23 #beverages #drink #tea #blacktea #milk

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Ingredients

1cinnamon stick
3cloves
4cardamom pods
4peppercorns or store-bought crushed black peppercorns
4 slicesginger
4 bagsblack tea
2 cupswater
1 cupfull cream milk or you can use evaporated milk
2 tbspcondensed milk - sweetness adjusted to your liking
Tip: For a creamier tea, use 1/2 c evaporated milk & 1/2 c milk

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Steps

1

Dried Spices can be used whole or crushed. Depending on whom we serve this tea to, here, we usually use them whole as kids like this tea mildly spiced. If you like it stronger, you can crushed these spices using mortar and pestle.
Note: Alternatively, you can also roast the spices like cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and star anise together in equal amounts in a pan before grinding them. Tea using Ground spices has stronger masala taste.
2

First, over medium high boil cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamoms, peppercorns and ginger slices with 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil.
3

Add tea bags. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for another 7-10 mins depending on your desired consistency and colour. You will have a deep dark colour of tea at this point. Next, add 1 cup of full cream milk or evaporated milk.
You can also use both (1/2 cup each) for a richer and creamier taste.
Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
4

Once boiled, Sweeten with 2 tablespoon of condensed milk. Stir to mix. Remove from the heat. Strain the chai with a sieve into cups. Serve hot/warm.
Note: We always use 2 tbsp of condensed milk (stated in the recipe) but you can adjust sweetness to your liking by adding extra sugar or condensed milk.