Homemade chai tea bags recipe
How to make chai tea blend at home
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Equipment
- Clean pan
Ingredients
- 1 Oz. Black tea loose leaves (30 gr.)
- 2 Cinnamon sticks
- 15 Cardamon pods
- 10 Cloves
- 12 Pepper corns
- 1 Tbsp. Dried ginger (around 5 gr.)
- 1 Star anise
Instructions
- [This step is optional but recommended to bring out the aroma of the spices] Roughly cut the cinnamon (you can do it with your hands) and roast the spices, except for the dried ginger.Roast in a pan at medium heat for around 1 minute, until it starts to smell awesome and there is a little bit of smoke. However, don’t overdo it so the spices don’t get burned!
- Grind the spices in a mortar. If you don’t have one, you can also cut them with a knife.Try to get small pieces so they distribute evenly in the blend, but still not so tiny as grounded spices.
- Put all the ingredients together and store in an airtight container in a dry and dark place.If you want to make tea bags, put the desired amount in empty tea bags.
- To make a cup of tea, steep around ½ tablespoon of this tea blend in freshly boiled water for 5-10 minutes. Sweeten and serve with milk.
Notes
- Feel free to adapt the amount of spices to your taste (or leave any of them out)
- Grounded spices don’t work so well to make tea blends.
Nutrition
Calories: 2kcal
Servings: 20 Servings
Calories: 2kcal