Chai (Spiced Indian Tea)
"A recipe I found on www.food-india.com website. There are several other chai recipes posted to this site, but none have quite the lineup of spices that are included in this recipe, which I really liked a lot."
photo by Lavender Lynn
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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3
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups water
- 1 cup half and half milk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (or 1/2 inch cinnamon stick)
- 1⁄3 teaspoon ground cardamom (or 3 cardamom pods)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves (or 2 whole cloves)
- 3 black tea bags (green tea and tea blends don't work well)
- sugar, to taste
directions
- Place water, half and half, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and cloves in tea pot or saucepot and let reach a low boil. Stir well and let boil 2 more minutes.
- While still boiling, add the tea bags and let it reach desired tea strength (and color).
- Add sugar as desired, and serve hot.
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Reviews
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This is a great Chai! The spices are perfectly balanced. I used cardamom pods, which I think make a huge difference. And, used whole milk instead of half n half. I like this really well when chilled and poured over ice! Thanks for posting! Made for FF&F Best of 2014. -
great blend of spices - perfect creamy chai flavor. I but this in the fridge and enjoyed iced chai for breakfast. -
What a yummy treat! I had a dental cleaning right after work. I walked in the door and decided that I needed some sort of treat and this was perfect. It's cold out, and I'm curled up on the couch sipping this flavorful tea. I cut the recipe into 1/3 and used almond milk instead of the half and half milk and opted not to add the sugar. It's still quite a treat! Thank you! -
I love chai tea, but I've never made it the traditional way until now. The spices in this tea are perfect and I chose to use an all natural sweetener and to sweeten it by the cup. I will be enjoying this tea all afternoon. Made for the Football Pool tag game. -
First time trying chai tea. Easy to make, spices went well together and was very creamy. Made for PRMR.
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What a yummy treat! I had a dental cleaning right after work. I walked in the door and decided that I needed some sort of treat and this was perfect. It's cold out, and I'm curled up on the couch sipping this flavorful tea. I cut the recipe into 1/3 and used almond milk instead of the half and half milk and opted not to add the sugar. It's still quite a treat! Thank you!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
NorthwestGal
United States
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