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Spiced Milk Tea (Masala Chai)

Name: Spiced Milk Tea (Masala Chai)
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 10 green cardamom pods, cracked, seeds removed, and pods discarded, or 1/2 teaspoon cardamom seeds or ground cardamom; 1 (1 1/2-inch) piece cinnamon stick; 4 peppercorns (preferably white); 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds; 2 cups whole milk; 3 1/2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar, or to taste; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 2 cups water; 5 teaspoons loose orange pekoe tea or other black tea; Equipment: a mortar and pestle or an electric coffee/spice grinder

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Grind together cardamom, cinnamon stick, peppercorns, and fennel seeds with mortar and pestle or coffee/spice grinder.
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Bring milk just to a simmer in a 2-quart heavy saucepan. Stir or whisk in brown sugar, ground spice mixture, ginger, and 1/8 teaspoon salt, or to taste. Reduce heat to low and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes to infuse flavors.
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Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in a 1-quart saucepan, add tea, and boil 1 minute.
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Pour tea through a fine-mesh sieve into hot milk mixture (discard tea leaves) and cook over low heat 1 minute. Stir before serving.

Recipes sourced from Epicurious.com.

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