Karak Chai Tea With Cardamom

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Karak tea is a chai milk black tea made with black tea, sweetened condensed milk, freshly ground cardamom, sugar, and saffron.

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Bring black loose leaf tea, ground cardamom, and water to a boil. Boil for 15 minutes.
Add the sugar, saffron, and sweetened condensed milk while stirring. Continue to boil for another 2 minutes.
Strain the tea.

Cardamom is a necessary ingredient for this tea. There are two ways to prepare the cardamom: grind the cardamom in a coffee or spice grinder or mash the cardamom with a meat tenderizer. The main key is to break up the cardamom pop prior to adding it to boil.
Lipton yellow label black tea can be used as a substitute for loose leaf black tea. Boil the ground cardamom alone for the first 10 minutes then add the Lipton yellow label black tea for the last 5 minutes while continuing to boil. Continue with the remaining steps.