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Indian Masala Chai Recipe
Aromatic Indian masala chai recipe prepared with whole spices. You can enhance this basic spiced chai tea recipe by adding small quantities of more spices, see in the post for recommended flavor variations. This recipe is on the milder side. To prepare Indian spiced milk tea with a spice blend, see in Notes below.
Prep Time
7 mins
Cook Time
7 mins
resting time to infuse
10 mins
Servings: 4 cups
Calories: 123 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- 1 ½ Cup water
- 3 Cups milk
- 1 ½ Tablespoons black tea *see Notes
- 5 green cardamom pods
- 5 Piece cloves whole
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 Whole star anise
- Pinch Black Pepper Ground
- sugar optional
Instructions
- Heat up a pot and pour in water and milk.
- Add the black tea and all the spices including green cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick, star anise, and black pepper.
- Mix everything in and bring to a boil.
- Take from heat and allow the tea and spices to infuse into the India milk tea.
- Strain and discard the tea leave pieces and spices.
- Briefly, heat up again the tea and serve the masala chai hot in cups with sugar.
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Notes
- Use loose black tea leaves, never tea bags! Loose black tea leaves or granules are more intense in flavor and higher in quality.
- You can skip all the whole spices in this recipe and switch them with my homemade chai spice blend.
- You can add sugar, you don't have to.
Nutrition Information
Calories
123kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
18mg
(6%)
Sodium
84mg
(4%)
Potassium
269mg
(8%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
295IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
0.5mg
(1%)
Calcium
228mg
(23%)
Iron
0.6mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 123
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 123kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 18mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 84mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 269mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 295IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 0.5mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 228mg | 23% |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.