Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Shakthi's Indian Chai Tea ☕️

Shakthi's Indian Chai Tea ☕️.

You can have Shakthi's Indian Chai Tea ☕️ using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Shakthi's Indian Chai Tea ☕️

1. You need 2 of cloves.
2. You need 1/2 teaspoon of cardamom.
3. You need 1/2 teaspoon of ginger root, crushed.
4. It's 1 pinch of cinnamon.
5. You need 250 ml of boiling water (1 cup).
6. You need 4 tablespoon of black tea leaves (darjeeling or earl grey works best).
7. It's 200 ml of milk (1 cup).
8. Prepare 1 teaspoon of sugar (optional).

Shakthi's Indian Chai Tea ☕️ step by step

1. Mix the cloves, cardamom, ginger and cinnamon together, ensuring the cloves and ginger are ground to a fine consistency..
2. Boil the spice mix with a small amount of water (~50 ml, 1/4 cup), then let simmer..
3. In a separate pot, brew the tea leaves in the boiling water (200ml) for several minutes. Then add the milk and bring to just before boiling (bubbles forming on the surface) for about 20 seconds..
4. Pour the tea mixture into your cup or teapot through a sieve to strain out the tea leaves..
5. Add the sugar (optional, to taste) and the spice mix (through a sieve, or cloth) to your tea. Enjoy!.