Chai

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 23 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
• 8 allspice berries
• 4 whole cloves
• 2 peppercorns
• 4 cups water
• 16 cardamom pods, lightly crushed
• 4 slices fresh ginger, lightly crushed
• 2 tea bags or 1 tablespoon black tea
• 1/2 cup milk (or to taste)
• 3 tablespoons honey (or to taste)

Recipe

• 1 with a mortar and pestle, coarsely grind the cinnamon sticks, allspice, cloves and peppercorns.
• 2 in a saucepan, combine the ground spices, water, cardamom pods and ginger.
• 3 bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 4 set aside, covered, for 10 minutes.
• 5 add the tea bags or loose tea in a tea ball to a teapot.
• 6 return the spiced water to a boil and pour into the teapot.
• 7 let steep for 2-3 minutes , then strain the tea and serve with milk and honey on the side.