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Nepali Chiya Tea

Nepali chai tea

Serves 4-6

Ingredients:
1.5 litres of water
3-4 heaped teaspoons of black tea
12 cardamom pods
1 tablespoon of clove sticks
8 teaspoons of sugar (optional or to taste)

Method:
1. Pour water into a saucepan
2. Add tea (more or less can be used depending how strong you like the
tea)
3. Lightly crush the cardamon pods and cloves with a mortar and pestle (or
Nepali style with a rock and slab!) and add to the saucepan.
4. Allow to boil for approximately 10 minutes.
5. Ladle tea into individual mugs, pouring the tea over a small strainer to
filter out the tea leaves and spices.

Tip: For milk masala tea, use half water and half milk in the saucepan, add
the tea and spices and enjoy!

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