Cardamom Chai

Name: Cardamom Chai
Yield: Makes about 5 Cups; Serves 2 to 4
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: 2 heaping tablespoons black tea leaves, preferably strong-tasting Assam tea; 2 teaspoons sugar, or to taste; ½ cup whole or reduced-fat milk; ½ cup whole or reduced-fat milk; Seeds from 1 green cardamom pod, ground; 2 heaping tablespoons black tea leaves, preferably strong-tasting Assam tea; About 6 cups water

Preparation info

Makes about 5 Cups ; Serves
2 to 4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mangoes & Curry Leaves

By Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid

Published 2005

About

This is our version of chai-shop chai (see “At the Chai Shop”), flavored with a little cardamom and mellowed with hot milk and sugar.

Ingredients

About 6 cups water
½ cup whole or reduced-fat milk

Asia
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Drinks

Method

Heat the water to a boil. In a separate pan, heat the milk to a boil, stir in the cardamom, cover, and set aside.

Place the tea leaves in a heavy pot. Pour in a little of the hot water, then pour it off. Add the remaining hot water. Place over medium heat, bring to a boil, and boil for about 30 seconds, then pour the tea through a strainer into a pot.

Add the hot milk by pouring