Masala Chai Ice Cream

Masala chai, or spiced tea, is perhaps the single most influential drink in my life. My parents, for whom chai is a daily (if not twice a day) ritual, started giving me and my sister sips of this sweet, spiced drink, diluted with milk, at a very early age. And it was this balance—the dairy with the spices, the bitterness of the tea, and the sweetness of sugar—that was my entry into the world of flavor integration, Indian cuisine, and spices. What I know is that my life would have been very