Milk tea

Name: Milk tea
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Burundi
Ingredients: 8 g — Burundian black tea; 500 ml — drinking water; 500 ml — pasteurised milk; 12 g — grated fresh ginger; 20 g — sugar; 1 g — ground cardamom

Milk tea — A clearly measured home version for the Burundi collection. Follow the listed ingredients and method; this recipe does not claim an exclusive origin.

Ingredients

8 g — Burundian black tea
500 ml — drinking water
500 ml — pasteurised milk
12 g — grated fresh ginger
20 g — sugar
1 g — ground cardamom

Preparation

Heat water with sliced ginger and cardamom 4 minutes.

Add pasteurised milk and heat gently without boiling over.

Add black tea and simmer very gently 3–4 minutes, watching closely.

Strain, dissolve measured sugar and divide into four cups.

Do not boil tea hard for a long time.

Serve hot at a comfortable temperature.