Masala Chai (tea)

Ingredients

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  1 cup or 237g

• Tea

  Brewed, prepared with tap water

  10g

• Half and half cream

  Fluid

  1 cup or 242g

• Sugar

  White, granulated sugar

  4 tsp or 17g

• Masala spice mix for chai

  see custom recipe for ingredients

  1 serving or 100g

Directions

1. Tea to be used should be black, strong, and usually inexpensive. The variety used is called mamri. Look for Lipton Yellow Label, Jivraj No.9, or Taj Mahal brands at an Indian grocery, or if you can't find those, use plain black Lipton tea. Bags or loose is fine. 1 tsp or 1 bag per cup.
2. You need some fat in the milk for the best flavor from the spices, whole or 2% should also work.
3. Sweetener can be sugar or your favorite sweetener. The calories listed are for regular table sugar. Regular sugar is 4.2g carbs/16.3 cal per tsp. Use more or less to taste.
4. See recipe for "Masala spice mix for chai" for how to make the spice mix.
5. Pour all ingredients into a small (preferably spouted) saucepan over medium heat.
6. Allow to heat until small bubbles appear around the perimeter of the milk. Stir the chai, scraping the bottom to avoid scalding the milk. When the milk comes to a boil, turn off the heat and stir well. Boil once again, turn off the heat and stir well. Allow to steep for a few minutes. Strain carefully into a cup, and serve.
7. Adapted from http://www.thehathicooks.com/how-to-make-best-chai-ever/ I highly recommend reading that page for info on how to make this properly.

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