Chai (Spiced Indian-Style Tea) Recipe – Sunset Magazine

Name: Chai (Spiced Indian-Style Tea) Recipe – Sunset Magazine
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 4 teaspoons loose-leaf black tea, such as Assam; 1 or 2 cinnamon sticks (each about 2 1/2 in. long); 1 or 2 black (also called brown) cardamom* pods, crushed with a rolling pin or mallet; 2 to 4 green cardamom pods, crushed with a rolling pin or mallet; 1 or 2 quarter-size slices fresh ginger; 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar; 1 cup whole or low-fat milk

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From Badmaash restaurant, in Los Angeles, this aromatic tea, called "cutting chai" in India, is served in small glasses because it's so strong.

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Ingredients

4 teaspoons loose-leaf black tea, such as Assam
1 or 2 cinnamon sticks (each about 2 1/2 in. long)
1 or 2 black (also called brown) cardamom* pods, crushed with a rolling pin or mallet
2 to 4 green cardamom pods, crushed with a rolling pin or mallet
1 or 2 quarter-size slices fresh ginger
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup whole or low-fat milk