Yogi Tea Chai Recipe 445

Steps:

• Bring two quarts of water to a boil. Add cloves and boil one minute. Add cardamom, peppercorns, cinnamon, and ginger. Cover and boil for 30 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer for two to three hours. Remove from heat, add black tea, and let cool. Strain and store in the refrigerator. Reheat when you want a cup and add milk and honey to taste.

Steps:

• Bring the water to a boil, then reduce it to a simmer. Add the milk, half-and-half, sugar, and cinnamon, and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer an additional 30 minutes. Strain and serve hot or cold.

Steps:

• Place cinnamon sticks, cardamon, cloves, peppercorns, and ginger in the 2 quarts water in a large saucepan.
• Boil 30 minutes.
• Reduce heat and simmer on low for 2 hours.
• Add water as necessary.
• Remove from heat and let the concoction sit over night.
• Strain tea and discard all but the liquid.
• Reheat.
• After heating the tea, add 1 -2 teabags of black tea.
• Steep one minute, then remove teabags.
• The black tea is an important healing catalyst in the tea.
• Store in fridge.
• Add milk and honey to taste.
• Is good hot or cold.

Steps:

• Bring water to boil in a 3-4 quart pot.
• Add cloves and boil for one minute.
• Add cardamom pods (to better release flavor, crush or split pods), peppercorns, cinnamon sticks and gingerroot.
• Cover and simmer for 1-2 hours (longer = stronger).
• Add black tea (can use decaf).
• At this point you can cool the tea, strain it and refrigerate. I usually let it cool over night before straining.
• Or strain immediately and add the milk, return to boil and immediately remove from heat (or it will boil over).
• Add sweetener to taste (we like honey).