My Chai Food

HOW TO MAKE MASALA CHAI

Steps:

• Use a mortar and pestle to lightly crush the whole spices. Keep aside.
• In a pot, bring the water to a boil. Once the water starts to boil, reduce the heat and add the crushed spices and tea leaves. Let it simmer for 5-7 minutes to allow it to absorb all the flavours and gain colour.
• Add in the milk and sugar, stir to combine. Bring the tea to a boil and turn off the heat. Strain and serve hot along with some digestive biscuits.

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Steps:

• In a kettle bring your water to a boil.
• Cut off your chunk of ginger, peel it and smash it with a mallet.
• Place a tea basket in your tea pot and fill it with all the ingredients except the honey and milk.
• Pour the boiling water over the herbal mixture and allow to steep for 3-5 minutes. If you don't want the caffeine omit the black tea leaves but then you will need to let it steep for 5-7 minutes.
• In the bottom of each mug put about 1 good table spoon of honey and about a half inch of milk or cream. Stir vigorously to dissolve the honey in the milk.
• Pour the tea into the mixture and enjoy!
• Additional Notes:.
• If you do not have a tea pot you can boil your water in a saucepan and drop the herbs into the pan to steep. Pour and strain to serve.
• Also, the honey and milk amounts can be adjusted according to your individual taste.
• Smashing the ginger helps it to better release its flavor in the tea. This is a great alternative to coffee after a meal and goes great with cakes and cookies.

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Steps:

• In a medium pan, bring the water, all of the spices and the ginger to a boil over medium heat. Turn off the heat and allow it to steep for 15 minutes.
• Bring the mixture back to a boil, then add the tea. Turn the heat off, and allow it to steep for 3 to 5 minutes depending on how strong you like your tea. Stir in the honey and add milk to your liking. Strain it into a bowl or pitcher and serve!

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Steps:

• Put 2 cups water, the milk, fennel seeds, sugar, black tea, green cardamom pods, cloves, ginger, brown cardamom pods and cinnamon stick into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain into teacups.

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Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the first six ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. , Stir in milk. Return to a boil; boil for 1 minute, then strain. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Pour into mugs. Top each with whipped cream, cinnamon and a cinnamon stick if desired.

MY DADS CHAI TEA

Steps:

• Boil tea
• Then add spices and simmer 5 minutes.
• Add milk and heat through.

HOMEMADE CHAI

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in medium saucepan. Using mallet or back of large spoon, lightly crush or bruise spices. Add 6 cups water; bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, partially cover pan, and simmer gently 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Add tea bags and steep 5 minutes. Discard tea bags. Add milk and sugar. Bring tea just to simmer over high heat, whisking until sugar dissolves. Strain chai into teapot and serve hot.