Almost Instant Chai

• Chai Masala
• 1/4 cup ground black pepper (about 1/3 cup peppercorns)
• 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon (about four 5-inch cinnamon sticks)
• 2 tablespoons ground cardamom (about 1/4 cup whole green cardamom pods)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves (about 18 cloves)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated nutmeg (about 1 whole nutmeg)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground dried orange peel, optional
• Chai
• 1/2 teaspoon chai masala, above
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup milk of choice (coconut milk is especially nice)
• 2 teaspoons black tea, such as Ceylon or Assam
• Sweetener to taste

1. Grind each spice individually in a spice or coffee grinder. Be sure to grind them as finely as possible to avoid chunks of whole spices in your tea.
2. Sift each spice with a fine-mesh sifter and return any large pieces of spices to the grinder to powder them further.
3. Combine the ground spices in a bowl and store in an airtight jar or container.
4. Bring the water, milk, masala, and tea to a slow simmer. Cover and remove from the heat. Allow to steep for 5 minutes.
5. Strain carefully into a cup and sweeten to taste.

masala, ground black pepper, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, ground cloves, nutmeg, ground dried orange peel, chai masala, water, milk, black tea

Taken from food52.com/recipes/23813-almost-instant-chai (may not work)