The Chai Wallah. (Part 2)

Chai recipe!

After receiving the hospitality from so many people and making it for my own guests, I have a pretty good recipe going. Everyone has their own taste, but this general recipe goes over pretty well. Obviously, there is some eye-balling involved in the measuring process. For an honored guest, extra sugar or cream is added.

1 cup water
1 cup whole milk (water buffalo if you can get it, with a fat content of 8%)
2 heaping Tbs loose black tea (3 or 4 tea bags of lipton might do it)
2 Tbs sugar
Fresh ginger- a piece about the size of the end of your thumb
Assorted spice
      -4 pieces clove
      -3 pods green cardamom (powdered might be available in states?)
      -1 dash of ground cinnamon
      -there are other good spices to experiment with, but this is a good start

-Without lighting the fire, combine the water, tea, and sugar in a pot. Add the ginger after crushing it with the back of a knife. Add the assorted spices after cracking up any pods.
-Light the fire, bring to a boil, and let it foam for 30 seconds.
-Add the milk, return to a boil and let it foam for 30 seconds.
-Pour the chai through a tea strainer while serving

Makes 4 servings