this selfmade chai latte!
... trust me, it's divine!
3 cups water
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and grated
6 cardamom pods, crushed in mortar and pestle
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
2 pinches fresh grated nutmeg
6 pieces star anise
8 black peppercorns
1 1/2 cup milk
assam or darjeeling tea- 6 teaspoons of loose tea, or 6 tea bags
sugar, as desired ( I like to add a couple of tablespoons of coconut sugar into the spice mixture)
optional for serving: cinnamon stick and star anise
place water, ginger cardamom, cinnamon powder, nutmeg, star anise and black peppercorns in a medium sauce pan over medium high heat.
when the liquid comes to boil, add milk. let everything return to a boil. then add tea and simmer for 1 minute.
pour your chai through a strainer into a clean bowl or a metal pitcher. then pour the chai back into a clean pot/ bowl. if you continue to pour the chai back and forth like this a few times, you will froth the milk a bit- thus the "latte".
enjoy!
