Homemade Chai Recipe – metabolic balance Monday Recipe (Treat Drink)

Chai is an exotic drink that will fill your nostrils with an amazing blend of seasonings.

If you would like to include chai with your meal without making it a treat drink, remove the milk and the sugar.

Ingredients:

Seasoning Ingredients

• 2-inch piece fresh ginger, cut into thin rounds
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 2 teaspoons black peppercorns
• 10 whole cloves
• 6 cardamom pods

Basic Ingredients

• 6 cups cold water
• 6 bags of black tea (preferably Darjeeling)

Treat Ingredients

• 2 cups whole milk
• 1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar

Instructions:

• Place the first five ingredients in a saucepan.
• Gently crush the spices in the pan.
• Add 6 cups of water and bring it to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and partially cover the pan.
• Gently simmer the spices in the water for ten minutes.
• Remove from pan from the heat.
• Add tea bags and let it stand for 5 minutes.
• Remove the tea bags.
• Add milk and sugar.
• Bring tea to simmer.
• whisk until sugar dissolves.
• Strain the ingredients into a teapot and serve.