CHAI (SPICED INDIAN TEA)

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A recipe I found on www.food-india.com website. There are several other chai recipes posted to this site, but none have quite the lineup of spices that are included in this recipe, which I really liked a lot.

Provided by Northwestgal

Categories     Beverages

Time 15m

Yield 3 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 1/2 cups water
1 cup half and half milk
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (or 1/2 inch cinnamon stick)
1/3 teaspoon ground cardamom (or 3 cardamom pods)
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves (or 2 whole cloves)
3 black tea bags (green tea and tea blends don't work well)
sugar, to taste

Steps:

  • Place water, half and half, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and cloves in tea pot or saucepot and let reach a low boil. Stir well and let boil 2 more minutes.
  • While still boiling, add the tea bags and let it reach desired tea strength (and color).
  • Add sugar as desired, and serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 108.4, Fat 9.4, SaturatedFat 5.8, Cholesterol 30, Sodium 39.8, Carbohydrate 4.2, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.1, Protein 2.5

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