Slumdog Millionaire: Coconut-Chai Sorbet

Makes about 1 quart

2 1/2 cups water

1 cup sugar

4 Darjeeling tea bags or teaspoons loose leaf

1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground clove

1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom

1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon white pepper

1 1/4 cups coconut milk

1/4 cup (unsweetened) coconut flakes

Bring water to quick boil. Turn off heat. Add sugar, stir to dissolve sugar. Add tea bags and spices and let steep 15 minutes. Remove tea bags, if using, then strain liquid through double-layer cheesecloth. Add coconut milk, and place in the refrigerator to get cold.

When ready to make sorbet, add coconut flakes. Follow your ice cream machine manufacturers instructions and freeze.

NOTE: If you have access to fresh whole spices, by all means use them. And feel free to change up the ratio of my blend. There is no definitive Masala Chai recipe, so whatever tastes good to you is the right recipe.

Found at: http://chef-du-cinema.blogspot.com/2011/06/class-slumdog-millionaire.html

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