Masala Chai

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

  1. Bring 2 cups of water to boil.

  2. Add all the ingredients and boil again for about 15 seconds.

  3. Let stand for a minute.

  4. Warm milk in a pot.

  5. Filter tea into cups.

  6. Add milk and sugar.

  7. 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

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