4x4 Darjeeling Chai Recipe
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Ingredients
- 500ml Water
- 250ml Whole Milk
- 1 tablespoon Darjeeling tea leaves (or to taste)
- 1 Cinnamon Stick
- 4 Cloves
- 4 Whole Cardamom Pods
- 4 Black Peppercorns
- 4 teaspoons of sugar
- Ginger (optional)
How to make 4x4 Darjeeling Chai
This spicy, creamy Chai is dead easy and only takes a few minutes to make. The flavours are beautifully simple but the result is a rich and deep flavour that seems so much more complex. Kind of like an intricate tapestry woven out of only 4 colours... that only takes 5 minutes to weave... Yes, almost exactly like that.
It's delicious in the mornings but I also enjoy a cup or two after dinner as a sweet and relaxing end to a day.
Take a small saucepan and boil the water. Add in the tea leaves and leave to for a few minutes.
Add in the sugar and spices and boil for a few more minutes until reduced by about half. Pour in the milk and warm through to drinking temperature.
Strain into a pot and serve.
It's really that simple.
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dubow saysoo i am sipping chai as i type this! except mine is the lazy 1x1 variety.. 1 tea bag, a mug of hot water, dash of milk, a minute or so. done! :D
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Kimmy saysOh I love drinking freshly brewed chai (oh how it brings me back to my uni days...) - and none of that chai latte crap they currently have on market. I'm going to try this!!! thanks
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azad saysLove it man. Thanks for sharing.
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lovedenise saysJust tried this out. It's really soothing to the heart (:
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ishyJ saysfantastic chai--exactly what I use for a masala chai-the ginger really makes it special. I make the liquor, strian it and store in fridge so that when ready for tea just warm up with some milk and all ready!
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theory saysI never thought of doing that, but it's such a brilliant idea I am going to do it tonight when I get home!
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