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Recipe: Chai edit

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Photo: Sheri

Created by: Anonymous

Edited by: Helen Pitlick, Ching, Sheri, Barnaby Dorfman

Other Names: Masala Chai

Yield: 8 cups

edit Ingredients

7

cups water

1

tbsp fennel seeds

6

green cardamom pods

12

cloves

1

cinnamon stick

2

tbsp loose leaf Orange Pekoe tea

6

plus tsp sugar

1

cup of milk

edit Preparation

Step 1

With a mortar and pestle, slightly grind spices; just enough to pop them open to release their flavor and fragrance.

Step 2

Add six teaspoons of sugar to the spices, combine with water and bring to a boil. Lower to a simmer, then bring to a boil again. Reduce heat once more, then simmer until the mixture becomes saffron colored.

Step 3

Add tea leaves to the water and bring to a boil again. Lower and reduce twice as you did in the first step. Add milk and bring to a boil again.

Step 4

Strain into cups and serve. Add more sugar to taste if necessary.

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edit About Chai

"Chai" means "tea" in many languages, making the title Chai tea redundant. However, in English-speaking countries Chai refers to a sweetened, milky beverage made from tea and spices.

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''Masala chai'' (Hindi मसाला चाय: ''masālā cāy'', "spiced tea") is the beverage from the Indian subcontinent made by brewing tea with a mixture of aromatic Indian spices and herbs.http://www.veetea.com/site/articles/Masala-Chai/ By itself, chai is merely the generic word for tea in Hindi, Punjabi and many other languages around the world, and was adopted into British slang as "cha" or "char". However, for many English speakers who refer to ordinary tea as "tea", the word "chai" is a relatively recent addition to their vocabulary and automatically implies "masala chai."

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