Orange Mint Chai (Tea)

No. of servings:  3
Preparation Time:  2 mins	Cook Time:  10 mins

Try this 'tea with a twist' for a rainy evening..., or just any evening!  So refreshing that it wakes up all the senses :). 

Ingredients:

• Tea leaves - 3 tsp
• Orange rind - 1 small orange's peel
• Mint leaves - 10 leaves
• Ginger - 1 inch
• Elaichi (cardamom) - 3 pods
• Milk - 0.75 cup
• Sugar - 3 tsp

Method:

• Grate ginger into a vessel
• Tear orange rind and mint leaves into it
• Add water and bring to a boil ('Soup' mode in IP)
• Add tea leaves and boil for a minute
• Add milk and let it boil for another minute
• Add cardamom powder and turn off the heat
• Let it stand for a minute and strain into cups
• Add sugar as prefered and serve hot

Tips and Tricks:

• Heating water in a hot water kettle expedites the process
• To cut the time needed to grate or process the flavorings, put them all in a blender jar with half a cup of hot water and pulse.  (Ginger will be grated, leaves will be ripped, zest will be incorporated, etc.!)  Pour it into the vessel and whisk the remaining hot water in the blender jar and use that for the tea.   Clean up will be done instantly
• Contrary to popular belief, adding orange will not curdle the milk; the trick is to boil it in the water first before adding the milk
• Per cup of tea, use: 1 cup water; less than half a cup of milk and little more than a spoon of tea leaves 

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