Chai Tea (with a couple variations!)

basic recipe:
1 cup black or green loose tea leaves
4 cinnamon sticks, broken
2 tblsp whole cloves
10 cardamon pods, slightly broken so the seed is exposed

you can add one or more of the following:
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- rind from 1 lemon or orange (my favourite!)
- 1 vanilla bean, diced

Mix a spoonful of the tea in hot water and let steep. Strain and mix with honey and/or milk as desired.

 

yes yes yes!
Chai tea is so amazingly great, i drink it nearly every night, it is so calming and soothing.

 

Chai is definitely my favorite beverage, but I only drink it once in awhile. I usually have to resort to lemonade or something like that.

 

I usually make a tray full of ice cubes with some strong chai, and later brew another mug of it to make a cold chai with a bit of milk... that's awesome!

 

cant say I did cold chai, but hot chai... phwoar! its awesome

 

My kingdom for a cuppa chai!

 

Chai tea is great man. I drink it every morning at work. Anyone had a frozen chai?

 

I have!!! I love cold drinks...and a frozen chai is one of my favorites

 

it's amazing how versatile it is

Chai mixed with lemonade (1 part of each) is also excellent...

 

... I had a friend make that recipe I posted but added a single star anise to steep into the one serving of tea, now normally I'm not a big fan of anise but it really did add a good flavour to the tea!

 

this sounds like heaven in a cup.

 

sounds so much better than oregon chai!