Chai (recipe)

Basic Chai Tea

• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups water
• 1 tbsp loose black tea
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 drop vanilla extract
• 1/2 tbsp cardamom
• 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tbsp ginger
• 2 whole cloves

Place all ingredients except milk in a small saucepan. Simmer for a few moments. Add milk. Simmer for a moment. Strain. Drink.

Bexxta's Chai Tea

• 1 cup of water
• milk
• 1 tea bag
• 2 cloves
• 1/2 a cinnamon stick
• A few cardamom seeds
• A sprinkle of nutmeg
• A few slivers of fresh ginger (can be replaced with a sprinkle of ginger powder)
• Sugar to taste (keep in mind that Chai is traditionally very sweet)

Method 1: *Place all ingredients except milk into small saucepan. Simmer for a few minutes. Add milk. Strain. Drink.

Method 2: Place all ingredients except milk and water in a mug. Boil water. Pour water over ingredients. Let sit for a minute. Add milk. Drink. (The ingredients will sink to the bottom and remain there, but if you're fussy and don't want them there at all you can strain the tea before you drink.)

*Tip: Multiply the ingredients by the amount of cups you may want to drink. You can always heat the tea up later, however be careful reheating the milk.

The tea keeps quite well in a bottle in the fridge. And can be drunk cold.