How to make Chai ya Tangawizi - Authentic Kenyan Ginger Tea

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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