A spicy cup to warm up
I love December, it’s cold but not freezing, sky looks higher, streets seems wider, sunshine is warmer… Showered in the warm afternoon sun, drowsiness slowly creeping up, lets make a good cup of spicy black tea to cheer up.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
- 8 grams of black tea
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken to pieces
- 5 pieces of ginger slice
- 2 whole star anises
- 500ml water
- Sugar to taste
- Condensed milk (optional)
Put cinnamon stick, ginger and star anise into boiling water; simmer for 5-6 minutes. Strain and quickly pour over black tea, steep for 3-5 minutes, pour into tea cups, add sugar to taste. Could also add condensed milk to make a creamy cup.
Above is a very simple recipe of Chai. A more traditional Indian Chai contains more spices. e.g. peppercorn, cardamon, clove, allspice...and all spices need to be crushed/grounded before boiling in water. Preparation Time is a inseparable flavor in most old time delicacies.
