Tuesday Tea - my chai recipe
chai tea is my comfort tea. it doesn't hurt that it has hot milk, sugar and spice either. it's great on a cold day, when i'm tired after a busy day of work, or like today, when i've helped my brother start to paint his new bedroom - also known as my old bedroom.
i've devised my own recipe for making chai tea, which i think it's about time i share!
the important thing to remember about chai tea is that you should watch it, so the milk doesn't boil and create a skin on the top (unless your crazy like my hubby, who actually asks me to do that).
here's what you need:
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 1 1/2 tbsp chai tea - loose leaf preferable (or your favourite black tea usually works too)
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- pinch of nutmeg or allspice or cloves
Steps:
1. add the boiling water and milk together in a small pot on the stovetop
2. stir together and add the tea
3. stir occasionally on medium heat for 2-3 mins (don't let it boil though)
4. when the colour is starting to turn, add the brown sugar and keep stirring to mix it in
5. when the tea looks a warm tan colour, and it's steaming (but not boiling) you can strain it into your cup; top it off with your pinch of chosen spice and there you go!
happy chai tea drinking!
-r
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