Name: masala chai (indian spiced tea)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 3-4 serving(s)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 3 -5 cloves; 1 cinnamon stick, crushed; 2 -3 cardamom pods, crushed; 1/4 cup sugar or 1/4 cup sucanat; 1 cup milk; 2 tablespoons black tea leaves

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masala chai (indian spiced tea)

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Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 15 minutes
Servings: 3-4 serving(s)

Dietary

Vegetarian

Allergens

Milk

Calories 116.5 per serving 466 for selected servings

Fat 3g per serving 12g for selected servings

Sugar 16.6g per serving 66.4g for selected servings

Protein 2.7g per serving 10.8g for selected servings

Carbohydrates 20.4g per serving 81.6g for selected servings

this is a classic indian masala chai. i would venture to say half a billion people are drinking some version of this every morning. and for good reason -- it is super delicious!

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Equipment

Stovetop, saucepan, lid, strainer

Ingredients

2 cups water
3 -5 cloves
1 cinnamon stick, crushed
2 -3 cardamom pods, crushed
1/4 cup sugar or 1/4 cup sucanat
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons black tea leaves

Instructions

put the water on the stove and add spices, bring to boil.
cover and let simmer for few minutes.
add sugar or sucanat (whole ground sugar cane--like jaggery) and milk, stir.
bring back to just barely boiling (watch pot, milk will bubble over).
add tea leaves, cover pot, remove from heat.
steep for 5 minutes.
pour through filter to remove spices and tea leaves.

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masala chai (indian spiced tea)

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