
Masala Chai
Black tea boiled with cardamom, ginger, cloves, cinnamon and pepper, then mellowed with warm milk and sugar. India's spiced daily ritual, fragrant and warming.
LightCoffee & Tea
Medium
Difficulty
10 min
Time
120 Cal
Calories
Flavor profile
Non-alcoholic
Strength
Sweet
Sour
Bitter
Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.
Ingredients
- Cardamom3-4 crushed
- Black Pepper1-2 whole
- Sugar to taste
- Black Tea3-4 tsp
- Water2 cups
- Ginger1 chunk dried
- Cloves3
- Cinnamon1 piece
- Milkto taste
Instructions
Bring 2 cups of water to boil.
Add all the ingredients and boil again for about 15 seconds.
Let stand for a minute.
Warm milk in a pot.
Filter tea into cups.
Add milk and sugar.
That's IT.
Pairs well with
Spiced milky chai is India's teatime anchor — serve it with proper chai-time snacks:
- Vegetable samosas
- Parle-G style biscuits
- Onion bhaji
- Cardamom rusk toast
Also known as
teamasala chaichaitea masalamilk teachai tea




