Adrak wali Chai - our saviour for any kind of a day !

Adrak wali Chai - the only thing we really look forward to having on Friday evening :)

Quantity - 2 people

Ingredients :

Water - 2 cup
Milk - 1 cup
Ginger (Adrak) - 2 inches finely grates
Cardamom pods - 5/6 broken or crushed
Sugar - as per taste ( we make sugarless and then I add sugar separately from top)
Chai Powder - Girnar brand from India - 2 and half tsp
Fennel - crushed 1/2 tsp (this is very optional as fennel overpowers the ginger flavour - so very rarely, we add it while boiling - for some change)

Appliance Needed:
Chai filter

Procedure:

1. Start boiling water on medium flame .
2. Into this , add grated ginger and cardamom crushed . Stir everything well and let this water boil for at least 7/8 mins
3. Now to the boiling water , add chai powder and stir well . Let this boil for 2 mins
4. After 2 mins ,add milk and mix everything well . Flame is still medium .
5. Allow everything to boil and once the chai boils nicely and you see the milk boiling over , switch off the flame and cover with a lid.
6. Real taste of chai comes when you allow it to seep for atleast 5 mins.
7 . Then take your favorite set of chai mugs and filter the chai into them

Drink hot on a rainy day or any friday with some homemade  fried snacks (not biscuits)

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