Chai latte
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 8 cardamom pods
- 4 cloves
- 6 peppercorns
- 1 star anise
- 2cm piece ginger, sliced
- 3 black teabag (such as ceylon, assam or English breakfast)
- 500ml whole milk, or coconut milk also works well
- 1-2 tbsp brown sugar
- pinch cinnamon to serve
Method
- STEP 1
Toast the spices in a dry frying pan until they are fragrant then put them, the ginger and tea bags into a teapot or cafetière with 500ml freshly boiled water and leave to infuse for 10 mins.
- STEP 2
Heat the milk with the brown sugar, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Once lightly steaming froth the top with a milk frother or whisk to create some foam.
- STEP 3
Strain the tea between 4 mugs, or heatproof glasses, then pour in the milk, keeping the froth back. Stir to combine. Top each latte with a bit of the milk foam then dust with a pinch of cinnamon.
