Occasionally we brew our own Masala Tea otherwise hubby and
I would order this tea at Indian restaurants. This recipe is from a Malaysian Women Weekly recipe card which I find the spices and tea are at the right balance. I've tried it with fresh milk and sugar but somehow maybe because it's low-fat milk, the tea didn't turn out creamy. I have tried using a non-low fat and evaporated milk version but they still lacked oommph. I find that using condensed milk gave a very rich and creamy tea. Feel free to experiment yourself.
Masala Tea
6 cups water
5 cardamoms
3 cloves
3 cm cinnamon
20 ginger slices
2 tbsps tea leaves
Milk and sugar to taste
Crush or grind cardamoms, cloves and cinnamon lightly. Bring water to boil with the spices and tea leaves for 5 minutes. Strain tea. Add sugar and milk when serving.
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babe,
ReplyDeleteI tried this tea before in Passage through India. Find it abit "powerfull". Maybe not used to the strong spicy taste.
Nice photo by the way!
Cheers,
-BKT King-
wow... that looks super good...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe!!!
:D
Yes, we do that as well sometimes at home.. It's very delicious!
ReplyDeleteBKT, u might wanna try this version, it's not very strong. otherwise cut down on the spices.
ReplyDeleteno problem nkw ;-)
i have to agree with u dat it's delicious, zara's mama
skip the sugar. secret to good chai is using both condensed (sweetness) and evaporated (milkiness) milk. learnt this from my "kaur" friend...
ReplyDeleteaha thanks a lot shazalina... more experimenting this weekend :D
ReplyDeletemust make it - just love masala tea
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