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Indian spiced milk tea, also known as Karak chai

Karak chai, spiced Indian milk tea

Drinks

Black tea with milk, infused with cardamom, ginger, and cinnamon, sweetened, and served hot, in the style of South Asian tea, perfect for cool mornings.

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At a glance: serves 2 people, 25 min total (5 min prep and 20 min cook time), difficulty: easy, about $0.60 per person.

Recipe from SnappyDragonPennyroyal, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Karak chai is a very popular tea in South Asia, made with a lot of milk and spices.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time5 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodInfusion and boiling
  • Estimated cost$1.19 $0.60 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 16, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.15
  • $0.12
  • $0.01
  • $0.48
  • $0.43

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Boil the water.
  2. Add the cardamom pods, cloves, piece of ginger, and cinnamon stick. ≈ 3 min
  3. Add the tea bags to the saucepan. ≈ 3 min
  4. Pour the milk and sugar into the saucepan. ≈ 3 min
  5. Filter the mixture. ≈ 3 min
  6. Pour the milk into another saucepan. ≈ 3 min
  7. Add any extra cardamom pods. ≈ 3 min
  8. Boil for 10 minutes.
  9. Add the condensed milk or coconut cream. ≈ 3 min
  10. Filter the mixture again. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Karak chai, spiced Indian milk tea

  • One piece of fresh ginger, about 1.25 cm thick$0.15
  • 120 ml of milk (animal or plant-based)$0.12
  • 10 ml of granulated sugar$0.01
  • 480 ml of milk (animal or plant-based)$0.48
  • 37.5 ml of sweetened condensed milk or coconut cream$0.43

Total$1.19

that's $0.60 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 240 ml of water
  • 4 cardamom pods
  • 4 cloves of allspice
  • One piece of fresh ginger, about 1.25 cm thick
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 tea bags (or 10 ml of black tea)
  • 120 ml of milk (animal or plant-based)
  • 10 ml of granulated sugar
  • 480 ml of milk (animal or plant-based)
  • 7 cardamom pods
  • 37.5 ml of sweetened condensed milk or coconut cream

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