Makes about 12 (8-ounce) servings
Prep: 25 minutes
Cool: 4 hours
Stand: 4 hours
Ingredients
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Water
- 1 1/2 cups -
Dried tea leaves (or tea powder) - 2 tsp.
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Whole milk - 1 cup
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Masala chai powder - 1/2 tsp.
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Sugar - 2 tsp.
For the masala
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Cinnamon - 2 sticks
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Ginger powder - 1 tsp.
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Cloves - 3-4 nos.
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Cardamoms - 4-5 nos.
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Fennel (aniseed, saunf) - 1/2 tsp.
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Peppercorn - 1 no.
Powder all the above ingredients & mix. Store in an airtight container.
Method
1. Heat the milk for a minute.
2. Boil the water and the sugar.
3. Add the tea leaves and the masala powder.
4. When the concoction starts boiling, remove it from the fire.
5. Pour out the milk into a cup.
6. Place a strainer on the cup and pour about 1/3 cup of the tea concoction into the strainer.
7. Remove strainer and stir the tea well.
Note: Alternately you can make masala tea by boiling milk and water together and then proceeding as above.
