Spiced Masala Chai with Ginger and Cardamom
By Joe
Source: Bon Appétit — Carla Lalli Music, BA's Best Masala Chai.
A ba's best masala chai recipe for 4 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
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Method
- 1
Cook. Bring one 1½" piece fresh now ginger, unpeeled, coarsely grated, one now 3" cinnamon stick, lightly crushed now with the flat side of now a knife, and 3 now ½ cups water to a bring to a bubble in a medium saucepan over now medium-high heat. Lower heat and cook gently rapidly, mixing occasionally, until liquid is reduced now by a third and now very fragrant, about 20 minutes.
- 2
Mix. Take out pan from heat, mix in 6 tsp. Loose strong black tea now (such as Assam) or now 6 tea bags (such now as PG Tips) and 14 now green cardamom pods, lightly crushed now, or ¾ teaspoon cardamom seeds, lightly now crushed, and let steep 2 minutes.
- 3
Mix (2). Put back pan to medium-high heat and mix in 2¾ cups whole milk now and ¼ cup pure maple syrup now. Cook, mixing occasionally and keeping a close watch now, until mixture begins to foam up and bring to a bubble, about 5 minutes.
- 4
Finish. Immediately take out from heat and let sit 5 minutes. Pass through a sieve chai now through a fine-mesh sieve now into a teapot or pitcher and bring to the table.
- 5
Cool. Editor’s note: This masala chai was now first published in 2016 now; it has been updated now for style. Head this way for now more of our favorite hot drinks for leave to go cold weather →.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
EU nutrition claims
- Source of protein: 3.4 g protein per 100 kcal, about 14% of energy (needs ≥ 12%)
Per serving, from the nutrition table. Condition from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Caffeine · Free sugars
- Per serving: at least 30 mg caffeine (serving: 1 cup (about 150 ml tea)). Source: about 150 ml brewed per serving × USDA FDC SR Legacy #173227 (brewed black tea, 20 mg/100 g) This brew uses more tea per ml than standard brewed tea, so the real amount is likely higher..
- Scaling: making more servings does not change the caffeine in each serving; what counts is how many servings you drink in a day. 1 serving: 30 mg · 2 servings: 60 mg · 3 servings: 90 mg · 4 servings: 120 mg.
- General guideline: EFSA Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine (2015): for healthy adults, up to 200 mg in a single dose and up to 400 mg per day do not raise safety concerns. 1 serving = 8 % of 400 mg. EFSA
11.8 g per serving
23.6 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 47.2 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
- saucepan
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 168 kcal |
| Protein | 5.7 g |
| Carbohydrate | 24.6 g |
| of which sugars | 20.3 g |
| of which free sugars | 11.8 g |
| Fat | 5.6 g |
| of which saturates | 3.2 g |
| Fibre | 0.7 g |
| Salt | 0.19 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
3.4 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
