Indian Ginger Milk Tea more commonly known as Adrak wali chai is a winter drink made with black tea, milk, fresh & dried ginger and various other spices. This spicy adrak chai is served during the monsoon and winters to keep manage cold and flu-like symptoms.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 2 minutes
  • Cook time: 8 minutes
  • Total time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 2 · 2 people
  • Category: Drink
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1¼ cup water
  • ¾ cup whole milk
  • 1 tablespoon loose leaf tea ((adjust to taste, depending on the brand))
  • ¾ to 1 tablespoon (7 to 10 grams) fresh ginger root (peeled & grated or minced)
  • 1 tablespoon organic sugar
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon ground cardamom ((adjust to taste, read notes))
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper ((pepper powder))
  • ¼ to ⅓ teaspoon dried ground ginger ((ginger powder, saunth, use less for a less spicy chai))

Method

How to Make Ginger Milk Tea

  1. Pour water to a pot and begin to heat it. Add fresh ginger and tea. Bring it to a rolling boil and let simmer on a medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes, until the chai turns dark.
  2. Pour milk and bring it to a boil on a medium high heat. Reduce the heat and bring it to a boil again.
  3. Reduce the heat completely and add sugar, ground dried ginger, cardamom and black pepper.
  4. Using a soup/batter ladle mix well and aerate the ginger milk tea 4 to 5 times. Turn off and cover the adrak chai.
  5. Let rest for 3 to 4 minutes and the strain ginger milk tea to serving cups. Store the leftover strained tea for 2 to 3 days in the refrigerator and serve. Reheat gently on a low heat.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.