Chai!!

I've been really good this week. I had coffee once Monday (9am Environmental Epi = Garima in a coma), and then not again until Saturday night (it was cold and we were watching a chick flick, coffee was comforting). And the reason is that I'm rediscovering really amazing Indian Chai!

You see, you can make Indian style tea (black tea) in two different ways. One is what we call the "British people way", and the other is real authentic Indian Chai. The British ppl way is when you boil water and let the tea infuse and add milk. It really only floats my boat if I'm in a hurry. But I find it's just not satisfying...and I ultimately crave coffee.

So, I'm going to give you my secret recipe to make the most amazing cup of Indian tea ever! And brown ppl don't measure things, so its sort of a surprise every time. Shhh...don't tell anyone!

1. Boil water in a saucepan (like 1 cup per person)
2. When you start to see bubbles add loose leaf tea (black tea), cardamom (cardamom powder is best, but you can just open the clove and leave it too), and sugar to taste.
3. Let the tea & cardamom boil with the water, you can turn down the heat too. Wait like 3-4 minutes to really get the flavor in.
4. Add milk (the amount depends on how watery you like ur tea, I decide by looking at the color of the tea, see picture)
5. Wait until the tea boils again with the milk added before you turn off the stove. Enjoy!

As you can tell, I don't know anything about recipes or cooking or kitchens...so i hope what you get at the end of this process is something to the effect of authentic indian chai.