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Spiced chai tea

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The chai: black tea brewed with milk, spices (cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, pepper), and sugar or honey, resulting in a caramel-colored and slightly…

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Recipe from QS, Kittycataclysm, Chaidrinker and 7 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The chai is a black tea brewed over a fire with milk, spices, and a sweetener. It has a light caramel color, a slightly thicker texture than coffee, and is best enjoyed with rusk bread.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time5 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Total15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$0.26 $0.13 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.25
  • $0.00
  • $0.01

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Bring the water to a boil with the cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and pepper, and let it simmer for 3 minutes.
  2. Add the tea and let it simmer for 2 minutes.
  3. Pour the milk in and bring to a boil, while keeping an eye on it to make sure it doesn’t overflow.
  4. Sweeten with sugar or honey. ≈ 3 min
  5. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve and serve very hot. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Spiced chai tea

  • 250 ml of whole milk$0.25
  • 2 tablespoons of black tea granules (CTC) or Assam tea$0.00
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons of sugar or honey$0.01

Total$0.26

that's $0.13 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 250 ml of water
  • 250 ml of whole milk
  • 2 tablespoons of black tea granules (CTC) or Assam tea
  • 4 cardamom pods, crushed
  • 2 cloves of cloves
  • 1 small cinnamon stick
  • 2 pieces of fresh ginger
  • 4 black peppercorns
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons of sugar or honey

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