Emirati Karak Tea (spiced milk tea)

Name: Emirati Karak Tea (spiced milk tea)
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Emirati
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 3 to 4 tsp loose black tea; 6 cardamom pods, crushed; ¾ cup evaporated milk (or 1½ cups whole milk); 3 to 4 tsp sugar, to taste; A pinch of saffron (optional)

Recipe No.: E-68

Emirati15 minServes 3

Karak chai is one of the UAE's most popular drinks: strong tea with milk, cardamom and sugar, drunk at all hours and sold at roadside cafés across the cities. It is generally said that workers from India and Pakistan brought its origins to the Gulf in the early oil decades, after which Emiratis adopted it and added their own flavours.

Ingredients for Emirati Karak Tea

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3 to 4 tsploose black tea
6cardamom pods, crushed
¾ cupevaporated milk (or 1½ cups whole milk)
3 to 4 tspsugar, to taste
A pinch ofsaffron (optional)

Method

Boil the water with the cardamom and tea in a pot for 5 to 8 minutes over medium heat until the tea is dark and strong.
Add the evaporated milk and sugar (and saffron if using) and heat gently for 2 to 3 minutes without letting it boil hard.
Let it steep a few minutes, then strain into cups and serve hot.

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