Chai Tea

SUBMITTED BY: MSucec

"This exotic tea uses cardamom, cinnamon and pepper for flavor. Stir in milk to taste."

PREP TIME	5 Min
COOK TIME	5 Min
READY IN	10 Min

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Original recipe yield: 6 (8 ounce) servings

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INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 quarts water
4 black tea bags
10 whole cardamom seeds
2 cinnamon stick, broken in half
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
3 tablespoons white sugar

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DIRECTIONS

In a saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add the tea bags, cardamom seeds, cinnamon, and black pepper, then return to a boil. Immediately stir in sugar.
Remove pot from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.

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Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2003 by KIMAR

Very weak compared to other chai I've tried, both commercial cartons of chai and restaurant chai. I compared this recipe with a couple others I found in a cookbook, and they added whole allspice and simmered the mixture for 10-20 minutes. That should improve the intensity of the flavor but, as is, this is far too weak and bland, even before the addition of any milk.

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Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2003 by YANKEEDOODLEANDI

I have to agree, this is very weak. I add allspice, ginger and cloves and let simmer at least 20-30 mins. Then it varies between ok and good, but not fabulous.

20 users found this review helpful

Reviewed on Feb. 9, 2006 by COOKINKIWI

I also found this recipe a little too bland, so the next time round I used ground cardamon and cinnamon, the pepper corms and the sugar. It still needed a bit more oomph, so I added 1/4 tsp each nutmeg and cloves, and a piece of candied ginger. It now suits my taste much better but I may tweak it a bit further. I've been put on a dairy-free diet. A cup of tea without milk in it is too hard to adapt to, so I'm on the lookout for an acceptable replacement hot drink in the morning.

4 users found this review helpful

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