Learn how to make masala tea at home with perfect balance of flavours. Milk tea with perfect blend of spices. Full video and detailed step by step pictures.
I have fascination towards the term masala tea or masala chai and wanted to taste for many times how it would taste and always ended up in disappointment. May be 4-5 times I have tasted masala chai in restaurants. Either it would be tasting same like ginger cardamom tea or it will be with the overpowering smell of cinnamon. And once when I tried it in the fancy coffee shop under the name of Indian masala chai, I told myself I would never have masala chai again outside. I also dreaded to try at home. There are many versions of masala chai, people add pepper, mace, mint leaves etc, I have just kept it basic and simple.

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How to make masala tea step by step pictures:

1. Take out the seeds from a cardamom and crush it well. Crush a piece of ginger too (without skin).

2. In a vessel, bring 1 & 1/2 cups of water to rolling boil. Add crushed ginger, cardamom, cinnamon and clove. Add a pinch of nutmeg, 2 tsp tea powder.Simmer for 3 minutes.

3. Add 1/2 cup  milk and 2 tsp of sugar.
 
4. Bring to boil again and simmer for 4 more minutes. Filter through a metal strainer. 

5.  Pour to serving cups and serve hot.