← Nouns Cooking · West & East African

Ingredients

• 500 ml Water
• 3 cm piece Ginger, grated
• 5 cardamom pods, lightly crushed
• 1 Cinnamon stick (optional)
• 2 Cloves (optional)
• 1½ tbsp loose black tea (Kenyan if you can), or 3 tea bags
• 500 ml whole milk
• 3 tbsp sugar, or to taste

Method

1. Bring the water to the boil in a saucepan with the ginger, cardamom and the cinnamon and cloves, if using. Simmer for 3 min.
2. Add the tea and boil for 2 min until very dark.
3. Pour in the milk and bring it back up to the boil, watching closely, as it rises and boils over in seconds. Lower the heat and simmer for 2 min.
4. Stir in the sugar, strain into cups and serve hot with mandazi.

Tips

• Use oat or soy milk for a dairy-free version.
• Lift the pan off the heat the moment the milk froths up to the rim.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

Chef Lola's Kitchen Kaluhi's Kitchen