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Masala Chai Old Fashioned
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Masala Chai Old Fashioned

Short glassAbout 3 minutesServes 1

You need

  • whisky
  • black tea
  • jaggery
  • cardamom

Nice to have

  • Angostura bitters
  • cinnamon
  • orange

How to make it

  1. Brew 1 tea bag in 60 ml hot water with 1 crushed cardamom pod and a pinch of cinnamon for 3 minutes. Let it cool.
  2. Dissolve 1 tsp grated jaggery in 20 ml the cooled chai.
  3. In a mixing glass with ice, add 50 ml whisky, the jaggery chai and 2 dashes Angostura bitters.
  4. Stir for 20 seconds, strain into a short glass over one large ice cube and garnish with orange peel.
  5. Serve without a straw, to sip slowly as the ice melts, with a few salted cashews or a nankhatai.

Enjoy your drink!Curated & designed by Sudeep Sachdeva

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