776: Chinese Tea with Theresa Wong & Masala Chai with Leena Trivedi-Grenier
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
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How Much Cardamom Do You Use?
I use ground ginger, black peppercorns and cardamom. I like around seven or eight pods of cardamom in my chai. The amount depends on the type of spice you're using - diaspora is five times stronger than an Indian grocery store's version. And then there's a couple different methods on how to brew the spices and the tea. Some people will just put everything in the water, the milk, the spices, the tea, all at once.
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