Masala Chai – Indian spiced tea

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 200 ml water
• 200 ml milk
• 4 cardamom pods, green
• 2 carnations
• 2 peppercorns, black
• 2 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 tsp anise
• ½ cinnamon stick(s), 10 cm
• 1 slice(s) ginger, 0.5 cm
• a little nutmeg
• 1 tsp black tea
• 1 tsp honey

Instructions

Working time approx. 5 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 25 minutes

spicy-sweet milk drink according to a traditional Indian recipe

Crush the cardamom, cloves, pepper, fennel, anise, and cinnamon and add them to the boiling water. Add a little nutmeg. Finely chop the fresh ginger and add it. Let it steep on low heat for 15 minutes. Add the milk and bring back to a boil. Add the black tea and let it steep for 2-3 minutes. Strain everything through a sieve and sweeten with honey. Practical tips: – Make the spice mix in advance and use 1 tablespoon per cup (400 ml). – Freshly crushed spices have a more intense flavor. A rolling pin, saucer, or stone can be used as a substitute for the mortar. Health tips: – Honey retains its valuable enzymes if you only add it once the tea in the cup has cooled to drinking temperature (40°C). – Ceylon cinnamon from Sri Lanka is much healthier than the usual cassia cinnamon from China.