Hot and Spicy Himalayan Tea (Chai Tea)

Milk, tea leaves, cardamom, cinnamon stick, peppercorns, and cloves are simmered together in this recipe for hot and spicy chai.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 88 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 bay leaves
• 7 cups water
• 12 whole cloves
• 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
• ½ teaspoon black peppercorns
• 6 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1 ¼ inch piece fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
• 6 green cardamom pods
• 2 tablespoons Darjeeling tea leaves

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine water, brown sugar, ginger root, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, cloves, bay leaves, fennel seeds, and peppercorns together in a pot; cover and boil for 20 minutes. Remove pot from heat, add tea leaves, and allow to steep for 10 minutes. Stir milk into tea mixture and bring to a boil; strain tea into tea cups.