Pahadi Chai

3m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1In a mortar and pestle, crush ginger, mint, tulsi, cloves, pepper, and cardamom.
  2. 2Boil water in a small pot.
  3. 3Add the crushed mixture to the boiling water.
  4. 4Add tea leaves and let it boil.
  5. 5Once aroma starts to come, add milk and boil again.
  6. 6Finally, add Desi sugar or Desi jaggery (after switching off the flame) and mix well.
  7. 7Strain the tea and serve hot.

Ingredients

  • 1 inch ginger
  • 15 mint leaves
  • 15 Tulsi leaves
  • 7 cloves
  • 5 black pepper
  • 5 green cardamom
  • 300 ml water
  • 1 tbsp tea leaves + powder
  • 400 ml milk
  • 1 tbsp Desi sugar
  • 0 Desi jaggery

Equipment

mortar and pestlesmall potstrainerteapot