Walnut Masala Chai
Serves
4
Time
20 minutes
Recipe By
Chef Varun Inamdar
For Walnut Milk
1 cup untoasted California walnuts
2 cups water
1 cup cold water
For Chai Masala
1 tbsp cardamom seeds
1/2 tsp cloves
1 tbsp dried ginger powder
1 tsp peppercorns
1-inch cinnamon stick
1 tbsp fennel seeds
For Chai
1 cup water
2 tbsp tea leaves CTC
1 cup walnut milk
sugar as desired
1 tsp chai masala
For Walnut Milk
1. Soak a cup of untoasted California walnuts for 2 hours in 2 cups of water.
2. Strain and rinse walnuts well. Transfer to a blender with 1 cup of cold water. Blend on high for a minute.
3. Strain through a muslin cloth till you get an almost dry powdery mass in the muslin cloth after pressing the milk.
4. Transfer to a glass jar and store in the refrigerator. This gives you 2 cups of walnut milk.
For Masala Chai
1. Make a fine coarse textured masala using all the ingredients in a spice grinder. Bottle and keep aside.
2. In a pot, heat water.
3. Add tea leaves and sugar as per your desired quantity.
4. Bring to a boil for 2 minutes on a medium flame.
5. Add walnut milk and chai masala. Let it boil for another minute.
6. Strain and serve hot.
