Chai Recipe

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Ingredients

2 * 2 cups water
2 * 2 individual tea bags
1 * 1 cinnamon stick
6 * 6 cardamom pods, crushed
1 * 1 whole clove
1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2-1/2 * 2-1/2 cups milk
1/3 * 1/3 cup sugar
* Sweetened whipped cream, ground cinnamon and cinnamon sticks, optional

Preparation

Step 1

* Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

* In a small saucepan, combine the first six ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
* Stir in milk. Return to a boil; boil for 1 minute, then strain. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Pour into mugs. Top each with whipped cream, cinnamon and a cinnamon stick if desired. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cup equals 159 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 21 mg cholesterol, 75 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 5 g protein.

Chai published in Taste of Home October/November 2004, p20