Recipe - Chai I

2 cup Water
2 teaspoon Loose black tea
One fourth teaspoon Tea masala
2 Cardamon pods
2 teaspoon Sugar
One half cup Milk
1 tablespoon Ginger, peeled and cut or sliced up

Combine the water, tea, masala, cardamon, and 1 tsp of the sugar in a large
saucepan and simmer over low heat for 5 min. Add the milk and the rest of
the sugar. Add the ginger 12 min after that, or when the mixture returns
to a simmer. Wait for 1530 seconds, then strain the tea into 2 cups.

Note: tea masala is a prepared spice mixture of ground black pepper, ground
cardamon, ground cloves, and ground cinnamon. It is available at most
Indian food markets or you can create your own, depending on your taste.

Variation: to make Chai I without milk and sugar, combine the water, tea,
masala, and cardamon in a large saucepan and simmer over low heat for 5
min. Add the ginger, wait 1530 seconds, then strain the tea into 2 cups.

Making Your Own Gourmet Tea Drinks by Mathew Tekulsky ISBN 0517700301 pg
39

From: Diane Lazarus Date: 052296 (F) Cooking Ä
Posted to BakeryShoppe Digest V1 #457 by Shelley Sparks
ssparks@mailbox.arn.net on Dec 17, 1997