How to make Chai ya Tangawizi - Authentic Kenyan Ginger Tea
Chai as they call in Kiswahili to refer Tea is one of Kenyans widely drunken beverage. There are a lot of different ways of doing it. Below is an authentic recipe I learned from my mother to enjoy chai at home!
Karibu Chai
Ingredients
- 4 cups of fresh milk
- 2 cups of water
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons of loose pure Kenyan black tea (or any other loose black tea)
- 2 inches of fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 6 cardamom pods
- 6 whole cloves
Instructions
Add spices into a mortar and using a pestle grind or mash them into a powder like
In a wide saucepan, add water and bring it to boil on a medium heat
Add tea, ginger, spices and sugar and let the mixture boil for 2-3 minutes on a low heat
Add milk and bring to simmer, stirring with a sieve to blend in sugar and the spices. Let the chai boil again for another 2 minutes before removing it from the heat
Strain the chai and serve hot with Mahamri or Kaimati
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