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Authentic Masala Chai

Ingredients
13
Steps
5
Category
Drinks

Ingredients

  • 1 knot of ginger
  • 6 mint leaves
  • 2 cloves
  • 8 cardamom pods
  • 1 small piece of cinnamon
  • 4 teaspoons of black tea
  • Liquids
  • 2 cups of water
  • 3/4 of a cup of milk

Equipment

  • Saucepan
  • Knife and chopping board
  • Smashing implement (mortar & pestle/meat mallet/jackhammer)
  • Tea strainer/sieve capable of withstanding boiling liquids

Directions

  1. Prepare ingredients

    • Prepare your ginger according to taste. I prefer 1 tablespoon of finely minced ginger. You can also grate it, I guess, but it's not finely minced, is it, you pleb.
    • Roll the mint leaves together, and chop them into strips.
    • Smash up the cloves, cardamom pods, and cinnamon, turning them into a fine powder.

  2. Start the tea

    • Bring 2 cups of water to a boil.
    • Add your spices.
    • Boil for 1 minute.

  3. Add tea

    • Add 4 teaspoons of black tea.
    • Boil for another minute.

  4. Add milk

    • Add ¾ cup of milk and bring to the boil.
    • Keep your eyes on the pot - it will boil over.
    • When the foam rises to the top, lower the heat.
    • Do this 3 or 4 times. This process is called (left unfinished in the original).

  5. Finish

    • Remove the pan from the heat and leave it to rest for 1 minute.
    • Pour and enjoy.
    • Add sugar to taste.