Robert Choate > wrote in message
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> > I am new to the tea scene but have discovered my family and myself love
> chai
> > tea with steam milk. We have been looking for a recipe on the net but
> > haven't found we like. We have been using Lipton's lately. Would you
mind
> > post your recipe. Thanks Terry
>
> I would be happy to. This is the recipe we used:
>
> 3 Tablespoons green cardamom seeds (or about 1 1/2 T powdered)
> 1 Tablespoon whole cloves
> 1 Tablespoon whole black peppercorns
> 2 four-inch cinnamon sticks
> 2 teaspoons powder ginger root
>
> Grind the spices with a mortar and pestle, or in a coffee grinder. Toss
> mixture with one cup of black tea leaves.
>
> We boiled 50/50 water and milk, removed from heat and steeped the chai
> mixture for five minutes. A few teaspoons of sugar made a very nice cup.
> The black pepper was quite strong in this recipe, so reduce to your taste
if
> desired. I still wonder if steeping the tea in milk is proper and hope
> someone else can answer.
>
Robert
Thanks for the recipe which I am going to try. Like I stated earlier we use
Lipton bags. We make it by brewing the tea a usual but strong (two tea bags
per cup) in sauce pan then in another cup add about 3/4 cup of steamed milk
then fill the remainder with the tea with a teaspoon of sugar. I have a
cappuccino machine to steam the milk which makes the milk part easier.
Terry
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