Masala Tea (indian Spiced Tea)
At a Glance
- Prep
- 5 minutes
- Cook
- 10 minutes
- Total
- 15 minutes
- Servings
- 8 serving(s)
Categories
- Beverages
- Indian
- Steeping
- Easy
Dietary
- Vegetarian
Allergens
- Milk
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 8. Current scale: 1x.
This is wonderfully heady and comforting, and perfect with an Indian meal. I've made it as directed, but also have a coffeemaker I use just for tea, and most often make it in that. I'll just put the spices in a coffee filter with the tea, then throw a cardamom pod in each cup when I serve it. It's great cold too (but I prefer it hot, with a little sugar)
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Equipment
Teapot, kettle
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons darjeeling tea (see note below)
- 8 white cardamom pods or 8 green cardamom pods
- 2 inches cinnamon sticks
- 4 whole cloves
- 5 cups cold water
- honey or milk, to taste
Instructions
Warm your teapot by rinsing it with boiling water.
Place the tea& spices in the teapot.
Boil the 5 cups of water and pour over the tea& spices.
Let steep for 5 minutes, stir, and serve with a cardamom pod added to each cup.
Add sugar, honey and/or milk to taste.
NOTES:.
You can substitute Assam or Ceylon tea for the darjeeling, and can use teabags instead (1 or 2 per cup of water, depending on how strong you like your tea).
If using a coffeemaker, 4 teabags for a 10-cup pot seems to work perfectly.
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