Chai Concentrate
Serving Size: 2 people
DESCRIPTION
Homemade Chai Concentrate is made with fresh aromatic spices and brewed black tea. It's an easy and budget friendly way to make your own chai lattes with all clean ingredients. With the addition for your choice of milk and sweetener, it's a perfect blend of creamy, spicy, sweet, and aromatic.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 ½ cups water
- 2 tablespoon loose black tea
- 3 tablespoon ginger slices
- 1 tablespoon cardamom seeds
- 2 whole star anise
- 1 whole cinnamon stick
- ¼ teaspoon black peppercorn optional
METHOD
- Pound all spices (cardamom, ginger, anise, cinnamon, black peppercorn) using a mortar and pestle.
- Place water into a sauce pan over medium heat. When it starts to boil, turn down the heat to the lowest and add the crushed spices. Let spices infuse on low simmer for 15 minutes.
- After the spices have simmered, then turn up the heat to medium and add loose black tea. Boil for only 2 minutes and then turn off the heat.
- Let the tea steep for 2-3 minutes, and then strain into a glass pitcher. Note: Do not boil or steep tea leaves for too long because it give the tea a bitter taste.
- Serve hot tea with 1:1 ratio of chai concentrate, hot milk and sweetener of your choice. Or pour it in a glass bottle and store in the refrigerator later use.
NOTES
- Whole spices: Use fresh, whole spices for the best results. They not only have a more intense flavor, but they are also much easier to strain than powdered spices.
- Strong black tea: Opt for high-quality strong black tea so the concentrate turns out more flavor-packed.
- Don’t steep for too long: To prevent a bitter chai concentrate, don’t boil or steep the tea leaves for much longer than a couple of minutes.
NUTRITION
Calories: 22kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 17mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg
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