Recipe courtesy of www.rickshawtravel.co.uk
Festive Chai Tea
Banish winter chills with a homemade festive chai to soothe your soul!
Makes 1 litre
Ingredients
- 5 cups of water
- 1 tablespoon whole red peppercorns
- 1 orange peel
- 20 whole cloves
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 60 whole crushed green cardamom pods
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 3 star anise
- 4 inches of fresh ginger peeled and crushed
- 4-6 teaspoons of brown sugar
- 5 tablespoons of vanilla extract
- ½ cup of loose black tea or 12 black teabags
Instructions
Make a festive chai concentrate
- Place all ingredients aside from the tea into a wide saucepan and bring to the boil.
- Reduce heat to medium and simmer for an hour.
- Remove from heat and add the tea. Let steep for 10 minutes.
- Strain entire mixture through a sieve into an airtight container and store in fridge for up to a week.
To serve
Serve with milk in a ratio of 1:1.
Heat ½ cup of festive chai concentrate with ½ cup of whole milk, almond milk or coconut milk. Once hot, pour into a mug, sprinkle with cinnamon and enjoy!