Karak Chai

Make a big batch of this lightly spiced Middle Eastern chai in the morning to sip on throughout the day.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 223 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 3 cups water
• 3 pods green cardamom
• 1 (1/4 inch thick) slice fresh ginger
• 2 dried rose buds
• 2 Assam tea bags
• 2 Ceylon tea bags
• 2 pods black cardamom
• 0.125 cup Chinese lump white sugar
• 0.5 inch cinnamon stick

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat water in a small saucepan until bubbles start to form around the edges. Add tea bags. Reduce heat to a simmer.

Step 2

Lightly crush lump sugar, ginger, cinnamon, rose buds, and cardamom pods in a mortar. Stir into the pot. Simmer until the tea bags and spices have become saturated, about 3 minutes. Add evaporated milk. Stir and simmer, without boiling, until sugar has dissolved and tea reaches the desired strength, about 8 minutes for strong tea. Strain into mugs.