In East Africa, any time is considered ‘Tea Time’. Chai {Meaning TEA}is a beverage guaranteed to be in any Kenyan family’s brackfast menu. Like coffee in the United States, Chai is the most common beverage enjoyed by Kenyans. It is also the first beverage most Kenyan households offer their visiting guests. The accompaniments taken with Chai include bread, Mahamri or Mandazi, boiled sweet potatoes or arrow roots and many more.
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons chopped tea leaves
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 teaspoons sugar
Preparation Method
Boil water in a saucepan.
Add sugar and tea and boil for 3-4 minutes on medium flame.
Add milk and boil it over medium flame for 6-7 minutes or until bubbles start to rise.
You will see the change in color of the tea from milky shade to brown color when it is ready.
Turn off the gas and strain the tea in cups.
Serve with cookies, Mahamri, Bread or Chapati
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