Cardamom Tea is a spiced, flavorful drink made by adding cardamom and ginger while making tea. With just 4 basic ingredients you can make cardamom tea in just few minutes. Follow the step by step method and video to make perfect Cardamom tea.
Cardamom tea is my favorite though I usually prefer coffee to tea but hubby loves this tea or even masala tea. Though I am a coffee person I love to have tea once in a while especially during winter evenings. Nothing can par with the feel of a hot cup of chai in the evening sitting relaxed in a balcony.
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About Cardamom Tea
Cardamom Tea is very simple and easy to make. It is just like making a simple tea but with ginger cardamom flavor which elevates the taste of this tea. This Cardamom tea has a wonderful aroma which you will love for sure.
Tea or Chai is a popular Indian drink. Generally tea is made with dairy milk but you can make it vegan but substituting with cashew milk or almond milk or oats milk or soya milk etc.
Tea can be made in 2 ways one by directly adding tea powder to milk and boiling it and other is making a tea concoction with water then mixing it with milk. You can even make tea without adding milk. Black tea flavored with ginger and cardamom is also a great option for those who are fond of milk tea.
Cardamom Tea provides a relief from common cold and gives a soothing sensation after drinking it. Cardamom Tea is a must try at home as an alternate to the regular tea and particularly during sick times.
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Cardamom Tea Ingredients
- Milk – Use fresh milk for making tea. You can use farm fresh milk or packaged milk too.
- Tea Powder – The tea powder is the important ingredient so choose the one that is flavorful and aromatic.
- Ginger, Cardamom – Ginger and cardamom are added to flavor the tea. You can skip ginger and add just cardamom alone.
- Sugar – I have used white granulated sugar, you can replace with cane sugar or brown sugar too.
How to make Cardamom Tea Step by Step
1.Crush 2 small green cardamom using a hand mortar and pestle. Set it aside.
2.Grate ginger using a grater. Measure 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger and set aside.
3.To a small sauce pan – add 1 cup water.
4.When it starts to boil add crushed cardamom and grated ginger. Let it boil for 1 minute.
5.Add 2 teaspoon tea powder.
6.Mix it well and let it boil for 2 minutes. If you want a mild flavored tea boil for just a minute.
7.Add 1 cup milk.
8.Add 1 and 1/2 teaspoon sugar. Adjust according to your taste and preference.
9.Mix it well with a spoon.
10.Let it come to a rolling boil in medium flame.
11.Mix it well.
12.Allow for a short boil and simmer for few seconds and Switch off.
13.Using a metal strainer and strain it. Discard the remains.
14.Pour hot tea into serving glass.
15.Serve hot and enjoy!
Enjoy cardamom tea hot!
Expert Tips
- Cardamom – Add only green cardamom for this tea.
- Tea powder – I usually use a mix of tea powders one for color and another for flavor and store it. You can use your choice of tea powder. If you want strong tea add 2 teaspoon and for a mild tea add only 1 and 1/2 teaspoon tea powder. Also let for a short boil for mild tea and a long boil for strong tea.
- Milk – Use fresh full cream milk for best results. The amount of milk added is your choice. If you mild flavored tea then add 1.5 cups of milk.
- Sugar – You can also add sugar at the final stage after switching it off.
- Making tea – You can add tea powder directly in milk itself and make tea but be careful while adding ginger as there are chances for milk to curdle while adding directly.
Serving & Storage
Serve cardamom chai with any snack especially any deep fried crispy snack such as pakoda, vada would be apt with ginger tea. Plain marie biscuits with tea is a great combination too.
I wouldn’t recommend storing tea and serving so always make it fresh and serve. If you want to take it for travel, you can make cardamom tea pour in a flask and it keeps well for about 4-5 hours.
FAQS
1.Can I make cardamom tea without ginger?
Yes you can make cardamom tea without adding ginger. Just crush 2 cardamom and add it for a pure cardamom flavored tea.
2.What milk to use?
Use full cream milk or half toned milk for best tasting tea. As we are adding water to make tea concoction the milk added should be thick to compensate else the tea would become watery.
3.When is the best time to drink cardamom tea?
You can drink this tea anytime of the day but the best time to drink is in the morning as it charges tour metabolism. You can also have it in the evenings but I would not recommend having it night as you will have difficulty in getting sleep.
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Cardamom Tea
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup milk
- 2 small green cardamom (crushed)
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger (grated)
- 2 teaspoon tea powder
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoon sugar
Instructions
- Crush 2 small green cardamom using a hand mortar and pestle. Set it aside.
- Grate ginger using a grater. Measure 1/2 teaspoon and set aside.
- To a small sauce pan – add 1 cup water.
- When it starts to boil add crushed cardamom and grated ginger. Let it boil for 1 minute.
- Add 2 teaspoon tea powder.
- Mix it well and let it boil for 2 minutes. If you want a mild flavored tea boil for just a minute.
- Add 1 cup milk.
- Add 1 and 1/2 teaspoon sugar. Adjust according to your taste and preference.
- Mix it well with a spoon.
- Let it come to a rolling boil in medium flame.
- Mix it well.
- Allow for a short boil and simmer for few seconds and Switch off.
- Using a metal strainer and strain it. Discard the remains.
- Pour hot tea into serving glass.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
- Enjoy tea hot!
Video
Notes
- Cardamom – Add only green cardamom for this tea.
- Tea powder – I usually use a mix of tea powders one for color and another for flavor and store it. You can use your choice of tea powder. If you want strong tea add 2 teaspoon and for a mild tea add only 1 and 1/2 teaspoon tea powder. Also let for a short boil for mild tea and a long boil for strong tea.
- Milk – Use fresh full cream milk for best results. The amount of milk added is your choice. If you mild flavored tea then add 1.5 cups of milk.
- Sugar – You can also add sugar at the final stage after switching it off.
- Making tea – You can add tea powder directly in milk itself and make tea but be careful while adding ginger as there are chances for milk to curdle while adding directly.
Shama Nagarajan
my hubby's favourite…lovely clicks
Anu
I am a coffee person, the tea looks hot and refreshing with nice clicks
Divya Kudua
I use a 1:1 ratio of water and milk since we love it that way.Ajay prefers more watery tea but since I am the one making it,I make it to my liking:)Love the flavor of ginger and cardamom.
APARNARAJESHKUMAR
though i am a filter coffee lover 🙂 i love this Cup 🙂 wonderful photography
Turmeric n Spice
Nice ! Can never say no to tea or coffee
prathibha Garre
My day starts with tea and we prefer a little watery tea as we take it often..I love this flavors in my tea
Arthy Suman
Wow…steaming hot chai….
DivyaGCP
Same story..I love coffee whereas my hubby prefers tea. This tea looks so flavorful and refreshing. I make it with water then add milk.
Chitra
My fav ..Loved the last click..:)
WeR SAHM
wow adorable clicks with steam….
RAKS KITCHEN
my favorite too. Lovely clicks
Rafeeda
this is an amazing combination – on days when i feel i need to be pepped up, this works wonders!!! 🙂
Gauri
Anything for one cup of this ..
priya
love all your recipes and tried few too became fan of yours 🙂 …and this is my family's favourite flavor tea ..
ajith
ooohh… coooll.. or should i say hotttt…..
revathi
Refreshing drink… I must agree..
Beautiful presentation as usual dear..:))
Reva
kausers kitchen
I luv tea…this looks so refreshing.
Have a lovely week ahead:)
Vimitha Anand
Love this with some vadas on a rainy day. Always love the combination
Kanchan
Loved your second snap … too perfect !
Premalatha Aravindhan
Yummy tea,will try this combo…
divya
Looks absolutely mouthwatering!!
Nalini's Kitchen
Tea looks refreshing,love to have it with tea biscuits or vadas…
Star
Leave about recipe.. Your pics are really awesome.
Priya
Will definitely keeps me warm,love this tea.
Sangeetha
I rarely make this tea and even my kids love it with Rusk 🙂
loved ur second pic…great work Sharmi!
Jeyashrisuresh
Perfect tea, I want to have this now. Though i like tea in this way hubby doesn't like with Spices. Perfect clicks
wat2cook
Perfect tea, I have made ginger tea and cardamom tea but never both together. You pictures are amazing.
indianspicemagic
I prepare either ginger or elaichi tea but never tried both.I wil try this today.
bkjagadish
I tried with Ginger ,…. but the moment i added Ginger the Milk was Spoiled ! … how to safe guard against this ?…
SHARMILEE J
Oh this sounds new to me….Not sure why it happened. Did you check the milk, was it fresh?
lalsub
Make tea with water, then add hot milk. That is the proper way. First add cardamom- ginger mix to 3/4 cup water, let it infuse, add tea leaves, boil for half minute, add hot milk, boil anothr half minute, shut heat, let it all blend and come together, strain, add sugar or organic gur powder( special taste), then drink your cuppa while it is hot.
SHARMILEE J
Thanks for taking time to elaborate your method of making tea…..But each one have their own way of making it as per our preference…I usually don't like to add water to tea so follow this method.
MAHIDA K
Hi Sharmi
Excellent job by you!!!!..Though I have not written comments, been here regularly…
Here in "My Notes" i feel the last point seems unrelated to this post, please check…
SHARMILEE J
Thank you Mahida!
And also for letting me know, have corrected it.
gs0001
Hi..I had made this &it was awesome. Plz do some more versions thank u.
Lakshmi Aparna B
I love to add cardamom too!! and then i just wash and add a piece of ginger without making a paster. Then you get a hint of ginger and cardamom. This is also nice
Khanita Bareera
Hello Sharmi
Can u Post Tea rusk recipe?
Ambika
I usually make the same way..but my mom adds tulsi leaves to it
Ambika
I usually make the same way..but my mom adds tulsi leaves to it
anand chinnasamy
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