Irani Chai

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                  So this other day I was reading the e newspaper and I came across this article something about Irani Chai and Hyderabad and as always I stopped reading the news and started going after the recipe of "Irani Chai". There were so many recipes on the net and  almost had the same ingredients and method. I am a tea person and I like my tea strong and with foam on top. My husband did not like the tea, he said it was too thick for him. The tea is a bit thick and I wouldn't have it on a regular basis, once a month may be. But it tastes good with a hint of spices and nice aroma, not too sweet too. It's a simple recipe using very few ingredients.

Ingredients:(serves 2)
Full Fat Milk              -        2 cups
Condensed Milk        -         2 Tbsp.
Tea powder               -         1 Tbsp.
Cardamom pods        -         3
Ginger, crushed         -         1 Inch

Method:

1. First make the tea decoction, by adding a tablespoon of tea powder to 1 ½ cups of boiling water.
2. Add the cardamom and the crushed ginger. Close the vessel(to prevent escaping steam) with a lid and reduce the flame. Let it simmer until the water is reduced to half its amount.(keep checking in between else you will be left with only the soaked tea powder and no decoction like I had, I had to redo this step)
3. Meanwhile boil the milk on medium flame(you can use normal milk with medium fat) until the milk has reduced to nearly half its amount, add the condensed milk and mix well. 
4. The milk will become thick. Remove from flame and add the reduced tea decoction  to the milk and serve.
5. Add sugar only if required(most probably you won't be needing it)