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Cardamom Ginger Chai Recipe Card

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Take a break and let a brimful cup of low carb Cardamom Ginger Chai hit the spot after a long day.
Cardamom and fresh ginger enrich this Indian tea (chai) with a sweet, bold flavour and smooth texture. It's so easy to make on the stove or Instant Pot.
Low Carb / Keto
2.3g net carbs
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine Indian
Servings 1 Serving
Calories 96

Equipment

  • Saucepan Or Instant Pot
  • Ladle
  • Tea Strainer
  • Mug

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Cups Water
  • 1 Tbsp Black tea leaves or 1 tea bag
  • ½ Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
  • 2 Tbsp Whipping cream omit for non dairy
  • 12 Cardamom pods, crushed or 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
  • 1 Inch Fresh ginger root or 1/8 tsp ground ginger
  • 2 Tbsp Monk Fruit or sweetener of choice

Instructions
 

STOVETOP METHOD

  • Crush the cardamom pods gently using a pestle and mortar or rolling pin. Peel and chop ginger root into cubes or slices
  • In a small saucepan, add water, tea leaves and fresh ginger. Place saucepan on the stove and set it on HIGH heat. Bring the tea mixture into a rolling boil (about 8 mins).
  • Quickly stir and reduce the heat to MEDIUM. Add unsweetened almond milk and whipping cream.
  • Increase the heat to HIGH and bring the chai back to a rolling boil again for about 4 minutes. Keep an eye on it so that it does not overflow.
  • Reduce the heat back to MEDIUM again and add the sweetener. Simmer on MEDIUM heat for about 5 mins more.
  • Switch OFF the stove, remove the saucepan, strain the chai and serve.

INSTANT POT METHOD

  • In SAUTÉ mode, place water, tea, cardamom and ginger into the the inner pot of the INSTANT POT. Bring the mixture into a simmer. This will take about 10 mins.
  • Add unsweetened almond milk, whippping crea and sweetener. Stir and simmer for 2 minutes.
  • CANCEL SAUTÉ mode and PRESSURE COOK for 1 min.
  • When the time is done, press CANCEL and NATURAL RELEASE the pressure for 15 mins.
  • Open the lid carefully, strain the chai and serve.

Notes

SUBSTITUTIONS
  • Stevia, Monk fruit sweetener or regular sugar
  • Any other nut milk, regular milk, half and half or heavy cream
  • Ground Cardamom instead of Cardamom pods
  • Ground ginger instead of fresh ginger root
  • Add a cinnamon stick, nutmeg, cloves, black pepper and star anise for Masala Chai.
  • Add saffron 
  • Leave out spices and ginger for basic chai.
 
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Keyword almond milk, Cardamom, chai, drinks, ginger, low carb, monk fruit, sweetener, tea, unsweetened