Easiest Way to Cook Yummy Indian Masala Chai

Indian Masala Chai.

You can cook Indian Masala Chai using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Indian Masala Chai

1. You need 2 teaspoons of Tea Leaves.
2. It's 2 teaspoons of Sugar (adjust to suit your taste).
3. Prepare 1 cup of Water.
4. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of Ginger Ginger fresh grated OR 1/4 teaspoon Dry Powder.
5. You need 1/4 teaspoon of Nutmeg.
6. Prepare 2 of Cloves.
7. It's 1/4 inch of Cinnamon.
8. You need a pinch of Cardamom Powder.
9. You need 1 cup of Milk as required.

Indian Masala Chai instructions

1. To a pan with high sides, add water, tea leaves, sugar and all the spices. Bring it to a boil on medium heat. Let it boil for 3-4 minutes until the water has evaporated a bit and you have a dark concoction. At this point, you can switch off and filter out the tea if you like it without milk. Else, continue to the next step.
2. Add milk and let the mixture boil on medium heat. Once the milk starts to rise, you can switch off the flame. Else, you can reduce the flame and continue to boil for another minute for a darker flavor..
3. Pass the tea through a sieve to catch the tea leaves & spices..
4. Serve hot..
5. You can use any kind of tea leaves you have on hand. Usually, dark brown tea leaves (preferably produced in India) work best.
6. Use more or less or sugar as per your taste.
7. The amount pf spices mentioned here is just for your reference. You can omit or add spices to suit your taste buds..
8. If you like a milder tea, use more milk. If not, you increase the water & amount of tea leaves and reduce the milk..
9. Some people prefer making the concoction, and then separately adding hot milk later. You can do that too. However, I've found the best flavors in this method..
10. Do not re-heat the tea. It just doesn't taste good! If the tea is cold, discard and make again..