Cardamom Spiced Kettle Chai

teas.co.uk · 8 min · Serves 1

You'll need

• 2 tea bags of Dilmah Premium Ceylon Black
• 300ml freshly drawn water at 100C, just off the boil
• 4 whole green cardamom pods, lightly crushed open
• 1 thin coin of fresh root ginger, peeled
• 1 3cm cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon of clear honey
• 50ml warm whole milk (warmed to 65C)
• 1 280ml mug, warmed
• 1 small stovetop kettle (or saucepan with lid)
• 1 fine sieve for straining

Method

1. Warm your mug. Drop 2 tea bags, the crushed cardamom pods, the ginger coin and the cinnamon stick into a kettle or small pan.
2. Pour over 300ml of just boiled water, put the lid on and leave to steep for 5 minutes, on the lowest heat or off the heat entirely.
3. Stir in the honey.
4. Warm the milk separately to about 65C.
5. Strain the chai through a fine sieve into your mug.
6. Top with the warm milk and drink straight away.
7. Crack the cardamom pods open before they go in; whole pods barely give up any flavour.

Recipe: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/chai tea/cardamom spiced kettle chai/