Karak Chai at Home: Evaporated Milk, Sugar per Cup and Caffeine (Video)

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Did you know a cup of karak chai hides four teaspoons of sugar?

Did you know a cup of karak chai hides four teaspoons of sugar?

Karak Chai at Home

Learn the quick Dubai-style karak chai recipe and discover the hidden sugar surprise at the end.

Make karak chai

Start with 1.5 cups water, three crushed cardamoms, and a thin ginger slice if you like. Bring to a rolling boil, add two heaped teaspoons of strong CTC tea, and boil hard for five to seven minutes until the liquid reduces to about one cup and the edges turn almost black. Stir in half a cup of unsweetened evaporated milk and two to four teaspoons of sugar, adjusting to taste.

Milk facts

Evaporated milk is just milk with about sixty percent of its water cooked off. Condensed milk is that, plus a lot of sugar.

Caffeine per cup

A small cup packs roughly fifty to ninety milligrams of caffeine, comparable to a strong espresso shot.

Sugar per cup

Four level teaspoons of sugar hide in a cup made with condensed milk, adding about sixteen calories per teaspoon.

Light karak version

For a lighter cup, swap the evaporated milk for reduced-fat milk or a mix of milk powder and water. Use only one teaspoon of sugar, which brings the calorie count down to roughly one hundred to one hundred twenty calories. The tea stays strong, the milk stays creamy, and the caffeine remains the same, so you still get that authentic karak flavor without the overload.

Who should be careful

Pregnant or breastfeeding folks should watch their caffeine, as two small cups can hit half the daily limit. People with diabetes, high blood pressure, heart rhythm issues, anemia, or acid reflux should stick to the light version or limit intake.

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Read the complete guide on thecareonline.com. This is general information, not medical advice.