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Tea: Masala Chai

Source of Recipe


The Best of Fine Cooking: Breakfast (2011)



List of Ingredients



• 1 Tbsp loose black tea, such as English Breakfast or Darjeeling
  
• 6 green cardamom pods, gently crushed
  
• 5 whole cloves
  
• 1 small cinnamon stick (about 1½ inches long)
  
• ¼ tsp black peppercorns
  
• ¾ whole milk
  
• 2 Tbsp granulated sugar (more to taste)
  






Instructions



1. In a small saucepan, bring 3½ cups water to a boil. Remove from heat and add the tea, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, and peppercorns. Let steep, uncovered, for 4 minutes, stirring once or twice.
   
   
2. Pour through a fine strainer set over a bowl, rinse the saucepan, and pour the tea back into the pan.
   
   
3. Add the milk and sugar, and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add more sugar to taste. Reheat if necessary over low heat, but don't boil. Serve hot.
   
   Makes 3¾ cups
   (Serves 4)