Spiced Redbush Chai Tea
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Recipe type: Drinks
Cuisine: Asian, South African
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Serves: 4 cups
 
You can use any teabags, but I use Redbush for it's healing properties, and the lack of caffeine or tannins, which I don't enjoy. You can use whole spices or ground. You can also make up a larger amount, and keep them for making a cup or two of Chai Tea at a time. Keep them in an airtight container so they don't lose flavour though!
Ingredients
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon cardamom
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon cloves
  • ½ teaspoon ginger
  • Up to 170g honey (1/2 cup)
  • 500g boiling water (2 cups)
  • 500g cups milk (2 cups)
  • 2 Redbush tea bags (or your favourite)
Instructions
  1. Place the cardamom in the Thermomix bowl reverse speed 8/3 seconds. Remove the shells.
  2. Add the rest of the spices in the Thermomix bowl and whizz on speed 10/4 seconds
  3. Add honey, water and milk, and boil on reverse speed 2/2mins/Varoma
  4. Add tea bags boil for 5 minutes 100C/reverse speed 2.
  5. Pour through a sieve or into a caffetier and serve.
Without a Thermomix
  1. Place the spices in a pot, add the honey, water and milk. Bring to the boil, add the teabags and simmer for 5 minutes.
  2. Strain and serve.
Recipe by Keeper of the Kitchen at https://www.keeperofthekitchen.com/2014/02/19/diy-homemade-chai-rooibos-redbush-tea/