My husband and I were at “Saffron”, an excellent indian restaurant in Katara, Doha. After our wonderful meal, I ordered “Masala Chai” upon the waiter’s recommendation. When the waiter served it I thought it looked more like a Cafe Mocha than a tea but the taste was unbelievable really!. I became addicted to it, sometimes I would go to the restaurant just for Masala Chai!
Masala Chai Tea
Author: From Scratch
Recipe type: Beverage
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients
- 1 cup Water
- 1 cup Whole milk
- 1 T. Loose black tea
- ½ t. Cinnamon powder
- ½ t. Cardamom powder
- ¼ t. Ground cloves
- ¼ t. Ginger powder
- ⅛ t. Nutmeg powder
- ⅛ t. Black pepper
- 1 T. sugar
Instructions
- Bring water, milk, tea, spices and sugar to a boil on medium low heat.
- Once boiling, immediately remove kettle from heat and stir once or twice.
- Then place kettle back on low heat and bring to boil a second time.
- Stir and remove kettle from heat and let all flavors infuse for another 5 minutes before straining and then serving.
- Tip: Adding cinnamon stick shavings completes the presentation.
