Chai Tea
2 cups water
2 individual tea bags (black or green or one of ea)
1 cinnamon stick
6 cardamom pods, crushed
1 whole clove
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2 1/2 cups milk
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a pan over medium heat, combine the first 6 ingredients and bring it to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the milk and bring to a boil for 1 minute. Strain all the spices out then add sugar and vanilla. Serve hot or over ice. Enjoy!
Sometimes I get real naughty and use some 1/2 n 1/2 and milk :)
ReplyDeleteThe other thing I do is make up several snack-sized baggies of the tea and spices at one time so I can have chai whenever I want and not have to assemble all the ingredients each time.
ReplyDeleteYour local Indian store is a good source for inexpensive spices, too :)
Yummy,sounds like a great drink to me,,I will have to try it ;>) thank you for this very interesting recipe.
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