Masala Chai – Indian Spicy Tea

Summary

Ingredients

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

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Instructions

1. Crush cardamom, cloves, pepper, fennel, anise and cinnamon and add to the boiling water. Add a little nutmeg. Finely chop the fresh ginger and add. Let it steep for 15 minutes on a low heat. Add the milk and bring it back to the boil. Add the black tea and let it steep for 2-3 minutes. Drain everything through a sieve and sweeten with honey.
2. Practical tips:
3. - Prepare the spice mixture in advance, then use 1 tablespoon per cup (400 ml)
4. - Freshly crushed spices taste more intense. As a replacement for the mortar e.g., a rolling pin, saucer or stone.
5. Health Tips:
6. - Honey retains its valuable enzymes if you only add it when the tea in the cup has cooled down to drinking temperature (40 ° C).
7. - Ceylon cinnamon from Sri Lanka is much healthier than the usual cassia cinnamon from China.