Easy Authentic Masala Chai

Black tea is simmered with fragrant spices like ginger, cardamom, and cloves in this quick and easy recipe for authentic masala chai.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 16 mins
• Total Time: 21 mins
• Calories: 99 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 ½ cups water
• ⅔ cup milk
• 4 whole cloves
• ½ cinnamon stick
• 2 black tea bags
• 1 (1/2 inch) piece fresh ginger, chopped
• 5 pods green cardamom pods, crushed
• 1 pod black cardamom, split open

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring water to a boil in a small pot. Add ginger, cloves, cinnamon stick, green cardamom, and black cardamom; simmer until flavors infuse, about 5 minutes. Add tea bags; simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Add milk and sugar; bring back to a boil. Strain tea into mugs.