Homemade Chai Tea
Homemade Chai Tea
May we start December with a potion? The Holiday Spirit builds momentum day-by-day, until I feel the pressure of never enough time, giving, decorating, making.
This potion is magical and designed to calm anxiety and clear the mind. The potion, Chai Tea, has staked out a corner in my refrigerator during December and into January. One cup of Chai tea with Buzz Savories Honey as a primary ingredient
A simple recipe that claims its origin in India and today is commonly served at the railway stations. Make the tea according to the recipe, and the tea may be msde days in advance and kept in the refrigerator. Heat to a simmer then add a a tablespoon or two of Buzz Savories honey and whole milk to the Chai tea. Bring to a rolling boil then pour into a cup that warms your hand. I sit down in a cozy chair and sip and think of how I want the day to unfold or the evening or the next 5 minutes, and take a moment for feelings of well being to surface. Remember to thank the bees.
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Homemade Chai Tea
What You'll Need:
- 5 cups water
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves (20-22 cloves)
- 2 teaspoons crushed green cardamom pods (26-30) Crush the cardamom pods in a mortar and pestle or a few brief turns in your food processor or place in a plastic bag and crush the pods with a potato masher or bottom of a steel pan. The purpose is to open the pods so the flavorful seeds can escape to spice the tea.
- ΒΌ teaspoon black peppercorns (14-16)
- 3-4 sticks cinnamon If you plan on making the tea a day before serving, use 3 cinnamon sticks because as the spices intensify over time even though they are strained out of the tea. Cinnamon can overwhelm the flavors of the other spices.
- 2 inch slice fresh ginger (grated)
- 4 tea bags black tea
- 2 cups whole milk (or half and half for extra richness)
- 3 Tb. Buzz Savories Honey
How To Prepare:
- Bring water to a low boil and add spices. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the Black tea bags, bring to a boil for 2 minutes
- Add the milk and honey and bring the tea to a rolling boil - allow it yo froth and and rise once or twice (this step givers the caramelized Railway Chai flavor)
- Reduce heat and simmer for 2-3 minutes until the chai deepens in color and taste
- Strain into small glasses or cups. Serve hot and sweet