what is your milk tea recipe?:)

@katemeow (847)
Singapore
December 28, 2008 1:43am CST
i love milk tea! The best that i have tasted was in a small shop in Kuala Lumpur I have tried so many times to replicate this tea at home but so far i have not succeeded! I use the gold lipton tea and then add 2 teaspoons of condensed milk. It still tastes good but does not compare to the one in the shop. Does anybody have a good recipe? what type of tea should i use?
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
29 Dec 08
There's a great tasting one from those International brand coffees...but it's called Chai Tea....it's the tea, milk and a lot of different spices..the only problem is that it's loaded with preservatives and chemical crap...LOL... Oh Oh Oh...just looked and found this website...has a variety of Chai Tea recipes...seems you need black tea for the basic tea http://www.chai-tea.org/
@katemeow (847)
• Singapore
30 Dec 08
thanks for the link, pye i also like the instant lipton milk tea but it is not as good as the homemade one. you're right about the preservatives and all! haha.
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
28 Dec 08
I always put spices in mine: ginger, cardamon, cinnamon, cloves, and others. I use 1/3 milk, 1/3 decaf black tea (or roibus!), and because I like it icy, 1/3 ice and mix in a blender with the spices and a little honey or agave syrup to sweeten it. Mmmmm, I love milk tea, too.
@katemeow (847)
• Singapore
30 Dec 08
wow, agave syrup sounds interesting! I have never tried this before but i know that agave is the plant used in making tequila! yeah! will try an icy blend next time
• Philippines
9 Jan 09
Hi katemeow, I think I know the secret to that tasty milk tea you were mentioning. The secret there is How long you'l b boiling the tea, the more time you leave it boiling, the stronger the tea becomes, Prepare it this way: In a kettle with say,4 cups of water with 3 bags of Tea(Lipton is the best) plus 1/4 cups of brown sugar let it boil, and keep it boiling, add a pinch of cardimom,(cardimom with its minty flavor really makes tea more tastier) As you see thetea is dark brown, the darkess the better(the tastier) Then in a cup just add say one spoonful of powdered milk. Bear Brand , alaska or other brand can do, maybe if you want to add a little more than the 1 tsp. you can do it. Try it, And please let me know if that is the taste you are looking for.