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Masala chai tiramisu
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Non vegEggIndia x Italy

Masala chai tiramisu

Ladyfingers that took a chai break and decided never to go back to coffee.

270 minTime
6 gProtein each
mildSpice
Pick me up, the chai way2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
405kcalsame
6 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
270minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

8 servings
Water1¼ cups
Milk¾ cup
Whole spices4 green cardamom, 4 cloves, 1 inch cinnamon, crushed
Dry ginger powder (ground ginger)½ tsp
Tea leaves (black tea leaves)3 tbsp strong CTC tea
Sugar½ cup, divided
Ladyfingers (sponge finger biscuits, sponge fingers)about 24
Mascarpone250 g, cold
Fresh cream (thickened cream, heavy cream)1 cup, cold
Vanilla essence (vanilla flavouring, imitation vanilla extract)½ tsp
Cinnamon powder½ tsp, to dust
Cocoa powder (unsweetened cocoa powder)2 tsp, to dust

Method

6 steps
  1. 1Simmer the water with the crushed spices and dry ginger on medium heat for 3 minutes. Add the tea leaves and simmer 2 minutes more.
  2. 2Add the milk and 40 g sugar, bring just to a boil, then strain into a wide dish. Cool completely.
  3. 3Whip the cold cream to soft peaks. In another bowl beat the mascarpone with 70 g sugar and vanilla for 30 seconds only. Fold the two together.
  4. 4Dip each ladyfinger in the chai for 1 second a side and lay them in a 20 x 25 cm dish. Spread half the cream over.
  5. 5Repeat with a second layer of dipped ladyfingers and the rest of the cream. Smooth the top, cover and chill at least 4 hours.
  6. 6Just before serving, sift the cinnamon and cocoa over the top.
Serve it like this

Cut a neat square and set it slightly off centre on a matt plate. Dust a fine cinnamon line beside it and add one crushed cardamom pod on top.

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