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Chai Recipe
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Chai Recipe

9 ingredients 6 servings openrecipes
Chai Recipe

Chai has numerous variations but is always a combination of tea, milk, and spices. Our version combines ginger and cloves with fragrant cardamom and fennel seeds...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

246
Calories
9g
Protein
9g
Fat
36g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Water not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Black Tea not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups water
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 2 whole cloves, lightly crushed
  • 1 4-inch cinnamon stick
  • 1 (1/2-inch) piece fresh ginger, sliced thinly
  • 1 tablespoon fennel seeds, lightly crushed
  • 6 whole cardamom pods, lightly crushed
  • 5 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons unflavored loose black tea (such as Darjeeling)

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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