To start the chai, combine the milk and water in a pot over medium heat. Add the cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, star anise, cloves, whole peppercorns, ground ginger, orange peel, and sugar. Whisk everything together and let it come to a slight boil, then turn down the heat and let it simmer for about 5 minutes.
Bring it back up to a boil and add the teabags. Turn off the heat and let steep for about 2 or 3 minutes. Once steeped, strain the chai and serve.
- 1 cup homogenized milk
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 4 cardamom pods
- 1 large cinnamon sticks
- 2 whole star anise
- 5 whole cloves
- 1/2 to 1 tsp black peppercorns
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 2 pieces dried orange peel - can substitute with 1 piece fresh zest
- 1 to 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tea bags (orange pekoe)
