Dirty Cutting Chai

• 1 cup plus 4 teaspoons water, divided
• 5 crushed cardamom pods (about 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder)
• 1 -inch knob of ginger, grated (fresh is key!)
• 2 teaspoons loose black tea leaves (Assam tea is best)
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 4 teaspoons instant coffee
• 3/4 cup whole organic dairy milk (scale up to 1 cup for a milkier taste/thicker texture)

1. In a saucepan, add water, cardamom, ginger, tea, and sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium flame; let it sit for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, dissolve 4 teaspoons of coffee in 4 teaspoons of cold water, and set aside. Add the milk to the saucepan and bring back to a boil; boil the tea for 2 minutes, mixing the whole time. Take off the heat and add the coffee concentrate. Mix.
2. Place a strainer over a glass and pour the chai; do the same for the other glass. Drink up, with a "biscuit" (hard cookie), for the true Bombay experience.

water, cardamom pods, ginger, loose black tea, sugar, instant coffee, milk

Taken from food52.com/recipes/77571-dirty-cutting-chai (may not work)