INGREDIENTS

• 6 g untreated ginger
• 4 pods of cardamom
• 2 sticks of cinnamon
• 3 star anise
• 2 tsp. fennel seeds
• 1 tbsp. cloves
• 6 black peppercorns
• 4 tsp. loose Assam tea
• 600 ml water
• 2 tsp. runny honey

Preparation

Slice the ginger. Crush the cardamom pods. Add the dried spices to a non-stick pan and roast over a medium heat until they begin to emit a fragrance.

Remove the spices, place in a tea filter with the Assam tea and ginger, and put this in the kettle.

Bring to the boil at 100 °C. Once boiling point is reached, activate the 80 °C setting and let the tea steep for 10 minutes.

Once steeped, pour the Chai tea into tea glasses and sweeten with honey.

Tip

Serve the Chai tea with milk foam to make a Chai latte.