The Simplicity of Homemade Chai
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Recipe type: Drinks
 
Ingredients
  • 2 star anise
  • 8 green cardamom pods (crushed)
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 8 cloves
  • 10 black pepper corns
  • ½ inch of fresh ginger, sliced thinly and mashed
  • 8 coriander seeds
  • ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 inch zest of orange peel
  • 1 quart of water
  • 6 scoops of black tea or 6 bags
  • ¼ cup sweetener (honey, maple syrup, cane sugar or coco sugar)
  • 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
  1. Place spices in a pot with cold water and gently simmer for 10 minutes.
  2. Remove from heat, cover with the lid and let steep at least 30 minutes.
  3. Remove the lid, return to a boil, then take off the heat again. Add the tea bags, cover with the lid again and steep 5 minutes.
  4. Pour liquid through a fine mesh strainer and stir in the sweetener and vanilla. Stir until dissolved. Store concentrate in the refrigerator.
  5. The make a cup of chai, pour equal parts concentrate and whole milk into a saucepan and heat until just before it boils. Pour into a mug and sprinkle with ground cinnamon.
Recipe by The Patchy Lawn at http://thepatchylawn.com/recipes/the-basics/the-simplicity-of-homemade-chai/