Indian · Drink
Spiced Chai Concentrate
A sweet, peppery spice syrup scented with cardamom, lemon zest and saffron, blended with strong black tea and milk. Keep the base in the fridge and make a hot or iced cup whenever you like.
- YieldMakes about 1 litre, 4 cups
- Hands-on30 min
- Total12 h 50 min
- Difficulty
Ingredients
- 1 tspwhole black peppercorns
- 2green cardamom pods
- 1cinnamon stick
- ¼ tspground nutmeg
- ¼ tspground ginger
- 2 tsplemon zest, finely grated
Syrup
- 240 mlwater
- 100 ggranulated sugar
- 1 pinchsaffron threads
Tea
- 2 tbsploose black tea, such as Earl Grey
- 360 mlwater, just boiled
To finish
- 480 mlwhole milk
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