I could drink this anytime of the day, be it morning or night. I am blessed with the ability to enjoy Chai and then go right to bed.... it un-glues me, relaxes me and is almost close to meditation for me!! But, I must say, I love, absolutely loooooooove the way I brew my chai, light bodied, with a hint of sweetness and a healthy pinch of cardamom! It might not be the traditional way to brew at all, but I get the same effect as the Chai latte you get at coffee shops or should I say "tea-shops"!!
This is how....
Add 2 tbsp of milk (any variety, I go for the 1%, plain cow's milk) into a cup. Add a tea bag, and fill up the cup with room temp water from the faucet. Nuke this in the microwave for a few seconds shy of 2 minutes on high. Your brew should froth over in the cup, shut off the microwave and repeat this twice more with intervals of 1 minute. You will get this beautiful brown colored brew with a milky foam on top! Remove the cup from the microwave and stir in your sweetener as in a tsp of sugar, cane or raw; honey, agave nectar or artificial sweetener and a healthy pinch of store bought ground cardamom. Enjoy the sweetened, perfumed Chai served with "biscuits" as the British call the cookies here. I personally love spiced cookies, as in here in the picture, home made pumpkin spiced cookie, or carrot cake or any savory snack of Indian Origin or like just now, plain!!
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