Masala Chai

Name: Masala Chai
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 600 mL Tea
Ingredients: 450 mL Water; 225 mL Milk; 1.5 tbsp Sugar; 2 tbsp heaped, strong black tea (CTC and/or Assam); 1 Cinnamon stick; 3-4 Cardamom capsules; 2 cm Ginger; 3 Cloves; 3 Peppercorns, black; 1 Star anise; 1 pinch Nutmeg

If black tea with milk, then like this.

Season:

October - April

Keywords:

Tea India Spices Milk Ginger Asia

Portions:

600 mL Tea

Adjust Amount:

Ingredients

450 mL

Water

225 mL

Milk

1¹/₂ tbsp

Sugar

2 tbsp

heaped, strong black tea (CTC and/or Assam)

Cinnamon stick

3-4

Cardamom capsules

2 cm

Ginger

Cloves

Peppercorns, black

Star anise

1 pinch

Nutmeg

On the Plate:

10 min

Instructions

Crush the spices (without the cinnamon stick) together with the peeled ginger in a mortar.
Bring the water with the spices (including the cinnamon stick) to the boil in a pan. Add the black tea and leave to infuse on a low heat for approx. 3 minutes.
Add the milk and bring to the boil. Filter through a sieve.
Briefly clean the used pot and rinse with cold water.
Pour the filtered liquid back into the pan and bring to the boil with the sugar. Serve.

Last modified: Jul 12, 2023, 09:26 PM