Gur ki Adrak Chai

Strong ginger-cardamom chai sweetened with jaggery powder, with a deeper, caramel-like flavour than sugar gives.

• Prep5 minutes
• Cook8 minutes
• Serves2

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tsp strong CTC tea leaves
• 1 inch ginger, crushed
• 2 green cardamom pods, crushed
• 2 black peppercorns, crushed (optional)
• 2-3 tsp jaggery powder, to taste

Method

1. Boil the water with ginger, cardamom and pepper for 2 minutes until it smells strongly of ginger.
2. Add the tea leaves and boil for another minute.
3. Pour in the milk and bring to a rolling boil, then simmer for 2 minutes.
4. Turn off the heat and let the chai stop bubbling for about 30 seconds.
5. Stir in the jaggery powder until dissolved, strain into cups and serve hot.