Steaming chai tea in a glass with cardamom pods

The Cardamom Chai for a Slow Sunday Morning

Not a quick chai. This is the kind you make when you have thirty minutes and nowhere to be — the kind that makes the whole house smell like belonging.

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Recipe
The Cardamom Chai for a Slow Sunday Morning
easy
5m
Prep
20m
Cook
25m
Total
2
Serves
vegetarian
Ingredients8 items ▾
  • 400 mlwhole milk
  • 200 mlwater
  • 2 tspAssam tea leaves
  • 4cardamom pods(lightly crushed)
  • 1cinnamon stick
  • 3cloves
  • 1 tspfresh ginger(grated)
  • 1-2 tspsugar(to taste)
🌍 Indian cuisine

Sunday mornings deserve a different kind of chai. Not the quick weekday cup made in five minutes, but the slow-brewed, deeply spiced version that turns the act of making tea into its own kind of ritual.

Instructions
  1. 1

    Combine water, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and ginger in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil.

  2. 2

    Add tea leaves and simmer for 3 minutes on low heat.

  3. 3

    Pour in the milk and bring back to a gentle simmer. Let it ride — don't rush this step. 15 minutes on the lowest heat.

  4. 4

    Strain into warmed cups. Add sugar to taste.

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