Chai Tea

DIFFICULTY
Easy Easy
PREP TIME
Under 30 Min. Under 30 Min.
COOK TIME
Under 30 Min. Under 30 Min.
SERVES
2-4 2-4
Chai Tea
Spice up your Halloween festivities with a cup of fragrant Chai Tea. A delicious blend of sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and ginger.
Main ingredients
  • Dairy
Ingredients
Method

Ingredients

  • 2 cinnamon sticks, plus extra for garnish
  • 2 tsp (10ml) black peppercorns
  • 10 cloves
  • 6 cardamom pods
  • 6 cups (1.5L) cold water
  • 2cm ginger, cut into thin rounds
  • 6 Darjeeling black tea bags
  • 2 cups (500ml) full cream milk
  • ½ cup (125ml) light brown sugar

  • Method

  • 1
    Place all the spices in a pestle and mortar and lightly pound.
  • 2
    Place the water, ginger, tea bags and spices into a Le Creuset casserole and bring to the boil on a medium heat. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the milk and sugar and mix until the sugar has dissolved.
  • 3
    Strain through a sieve and serve hot in a Le Creuset 350ml Mug with finely grated cinnamon.