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Proper Masala Chai Slow Cooker

Proper Masala Chai Slow Cooker

Ingredients

Serves 2

Active Time 5 minutes

Pressure/Manual (High) Natural/Quick Release

• 3½ cups water
• ½ cup whole milk or nondairy substitute
• 2 or 3 black tea bags
• 2 teaspoons sugar, or to taste
• 2 whole cloves
• 3 or 4 Indian cinnamon sticks (cassia bark) or ½ regular cinnamon stick, broken into small pieces
• 4 green cardamom pods
• 4 thin slices peeled fresh ginger
• ½ teaspoon fennel seeds

Method

1. In a 4-cup ovenproof measuring cup, combine 1½ cups of the water, the milk, tea bags, sugar, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, and fennel seeds
2. Cover with aluminum foil
3. Add the remaining 2 cups water to the Instant Pot
4. Place a steamer rack in the pot
5. Place the measuring cup on the steamer rack
6. Secure the lid on the pot
7. Close the pressure-release valve
8. Select MANUAL and set the pot at HIGH pressure for 4 minutes
9. At the end of cooking time, allow the pot to sit undisturbed for 5 minutes, then release any remaining pressure
10. Use a fine-mesh strainer to strain the chai into two cups and serve