| No. of servings: 2 | |
| Preparation Time: 2 mins | Cook Time: 10 mins |
This gourmet chai will make anyone forget the expensive store-bought drinks this season! Check out this simple recipe for a delicious treat on a cold/rainy day.
Ingredients:
- Tea leaves - 2 tsp
- Peppermint leaves - 10-12 leaves
- Ginger - 1 inch
- Vanilla essence - 2-4 drops
- Milk - 0.5 cup
- Nutmeg powder - 1 pinch
- Sugar - 2 tsp
Method:
- Grate ginger into a vessel
- 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 (Alternatively, add boiled milk - 'Steam' mode for zero mins. in IP)
- Tear the peppermint leaves into it and boil well
- Add vanilla essence and turn off the heat
- Strain it into cups
- Add sugar as prefered and stir
- Top it with a swirl of whip cream, dust the nutmeg powder on top and serve immediately
Tips and Tricks:
- Per cup of tea, use: 1 cup water; less than half a cup of milk and little more than a spoon of tea leaves
- 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
- Adding mint at the end gives a delectable flavor to the tea and vanilla gives the feel of a satiating dessert
- Use vanilla essence very carefully. Even a drop more can turn the taste bitter
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