Green Tea With Indian Chai Spices |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 4 Minutes |
Ready In: 14 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Nice warm-up on a wintry day. Ingredients:
4 green tea bags |
4 whole white cardamom pods |
4 allspice berries |
6 whole black peppercorns |
2 whole star anise |
1 cinnamon stick (2 inches) |
4 cups boiling water |
1 teaspoon sugar (to taste) |
Directions:
1. Place tea bags into a prewarmed large tea pot; set aside.
2. Crack open the cardamom pods using a mortar and pestle.
3. Discard the empty pods, but keep the tiny black seeds; add the remaining spices to the mortar and crush all into medium-size pieces.
4. Put the spices into a 4 cup heatproof measuring cup and add the boiling water; stir to mix, then let the spices infuse for 2 minutes.
5. Quickly pour the infusion into the teapot, straining carefully to prevent the spices from going into the teapot.
6. Steep the tea in the spice infusion for 2 minutes.
7. Add sugar to the teapot and stir to dissolve; strain the brewed tea into teacups and serve immediately.
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