Masala chai
Homemade masala chai with cardamom, black pepper, cinnamon, coriander, and nutmeg.
Ingredients
- 1C Milk
- 14 pods (3/4 tsp seeds) Cardamom
- 10 (1/4 tsp) Black Pepper corn
- ½ (2g) Cinnamon stick
- 20 seeds (1/4 tsp Coriander seeds
- (1/8 tsp) Grated nutmeg
Instructions
- With a mortar and pestle mash black pepper, coriander, and cardamom to a coarse grind. Add the star anise and cinnamon. mash the two until they are broken up just a bit. Grate the nutmeg into the mix.
- Add the milk to a small pan and stir in the spices. Turn the heat to medium and bring to a light simmer.
- Simmer the milk and spices for 5minutess then turn the heat off. Add the tea and allow it to steep for 3 more minutes.
- Stir in the maple syrup then strain the tea into a small pitch. Fan the tea back and forward between two small pitchers or the pot, then pour into your favorite mug.
- enjoy.