Drinkमसाला चाय
Masala Chai
The daily ritual. Strong black tea simmered with milk and freshly crushed warm spices — the smell alone is half the reason to make it.
Time
12 min
Serves
2
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups water
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tsp loose black tea (Assam)
- 3 green cardamom pods
- 1 small cinnamon shard
- 2 cloves
- 2 black peppercorns
- 1 thin slice ginger
- Sugar or jaggery to taste
Method
- 1
Lightly crush the cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorns and ginger in a mortar.
- 2
Bring the water to a boil with the crushed spices and simmer 2–3 minutes so the water turns fragrant.
- 3
Add the tea and sugar, boil for a minute, then pour in the milk.
- 4
Let it come up to a rolling boil once or twice — the froth rising is the sign it is ready. Strain into cups and serve hot.
