Authentic Pakistani Chai Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup Water
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 1/2 tsp Loose Tea-Leaves
- Pinch of Cardamom Powder (optional)
- Sweetener to taste
Instructions
- Place water in a saucepan over high heat. Once it comes to a boil, add tea-leaves or tea bag and cardamom. Reduce the heat to medium and gently allow this to simmer for a minute or two.
- Add the milk and raise the heat back to high (or allow the milk to come to a simmer on its own).
- As it begins to boil, the chai will rise in the saucepan. Remove the pan from heat before it reaches the top of the saucepan. Do this a few times to really develop the flavor while using a ladle to scoop and pour back the chai. Alternately, once it comes to a boil, lower the heat and allow it to simmer to desired strength (~3-5 minutes).
- Pour this chai through a small sieve into your favorite cups and sweeten using sugar or honey.