# Karak Chai

A flavorful tea made with spices and condensed milk.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.125 cup sugar
- 9 cardamom pods
- 6 cups water
- 2 cloves
- 1 small cinnamon stick
- few fresh ginger slices
- 4 black tea bags
- 0.5 cup condensed milk

## Instructions

1. Caramelize the sugar until golden.
2. Crush cardamom pods.
3. Add cardamom pods, water, cloves, and cinnamon.
4. Add tea bags and simmer.
5. Add ginger.
6. Add condensed milk.
7. Reduce until thick and creamy.
8. Strain and enjoy.

## Equipment

- pot
- mortar
- pestle

## Tips

- Caramelizing the sugar is worth the patience, and builds the toasty caramel flavor for the chai.
- Condensed milk is key to the magic.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMBKs8uUA/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9a93eded-6430-47ca-8156-6001c5288218
- Extracted: 2025-05-05

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