Name: Indian Railway Tea (Chai) Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 4 whole cloves; 1 stick cinnamon; 4 cardamom pods; ¼ cup black tea; 2 cups milk; 4 tbsp sugar

Indian Railway Tea (Chai) Recipe

Binni Behrens Modified: November 12, 2023

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The spicy-sweet aroma of this Indian tea recipe is irresistible – hot or cold. it’s another variety of the Chai tea.

How To Make Indian Railway Tea (Chai)

This Indian tea recipe is a spiced healthy drink that tastes good at the same time.

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 5 mins

Total: 10 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

2 cups water
4 whole cloves
1 stick cinnamon
4 cardamom pods, cracked open
¼ cup black tea, (loose), or tea bags
2 cups milk
4 tbsp sugar

Instructions

Bring water, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom to a boil.
Then add tea and let it steep; reduce heat. Add milk to the tea-spice mixture and heat but do not boil.
Once hot, strain and add sugar. Stir and keep hot.

Nutrition

Sugar: 18g
:
Calcium: 159mg
Calories: 130kcal
Carbohydrates: 20g
Cholesterol: 12mg
Fat: 4g
Fiber: 1g
Iron: 1mg
Monounsaturated Fat: 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
Potassium: 195mg
Protein: 4g
Saturated Fat: 2g
Sodium: 60mg
Vitamin A: 201IU
Vitamin C: 1mg

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