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Garam Chai or 'Masala Chai' (Hot tea latte) recipe

Chai is Indian tea made with milk. Garam or Masala Chai is a tea brewed with spices sugar and milk

Chai is Indian version of Hot tea latte. As a child, I remember hawkers yelling "Garam Chai" and "Samosa" at every railway station in India. Chai was sold in a ½ pint size earthen (terracotta) tumblers called 'Kulhar'. The main ingredients of all Chai are Black tea, Milk, Sugar, Cinnamon, Cloves, Ginger & Green Cardamom pods. Other ingredients are optional. Garam Chai is also called Masala Chai.

Ingredients

1. Water: 2 Cups

2. Milk: 4 Cups
3. Sugar: ¼ Cup
4. Cinnamon stick broken up: 1 Inch
5. Cloves: 6 whole
6. Green Cardamom pods cracked open: 6
7. Whole Black peppercorns: 6
8. Ginger powder: ½ teaspoon
9. Fennel seeds: 1 teaspoon
10. Tea bags: 3
11. Nutmeg: Pinch
Half n half cream
Vanilla bean (Optional)

Method

Add items 1 through 11 in a pot. Bring to a boil. Simmer on low heat for half an hour. Let it cool. Remove tea bags. Don't remove the spices. Strain the tea mixture before serving. Put in a nice jar and tighten the lid. To serve add ¼ cup Half 'n Half cream to ¾ cup of strained tea mixture. Heat in microwave and serve. It should stay fresh for about one week when refrigerated.
Note: To accentuate taste further, add Vanilla bean and substitute sugar with honey

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