Custard: Chai

Stems from this recipe for 2 cups of tea (thanks, Sriram):

**Basic Spice Mix for 2 cups of tea:**
- 6-8 cloves
- ½ stick cinnamon
- 1 star anise
- 6 black peppercorn
- 8 green cardamom
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 black tea bag
- Pinch nutmeg
- 1 T sugar
- 2 cups whole milk

## Variant 1:

I1: 12 cloves
I2: 1 stick cinnamon
I3: 2 star anise
I4: 9 black peppercorn
I5: 14 green cardamom
I6: 2 bay leaf
I7: 2 pinch nutmeg
I8: 1 black tea bag
I9: 1.5 cups heavy cream
I10: 1.5 cup whole lactaid
I11: ¾ cup sugar
I12: 5 large egg yolks
I13: Pinch (small) of salt

I(1-13)
O1: Blend
O2: Sous vide at 175 for an hour
O3: Strain
O4: Churn

### Result

Good texture and density. Nicely spiced, but could use a better balance. Increasing the peppercorn, cardamom, and cloves next time.

## Variant 2:

I1: 16 cloves
I2: 1 stick cinnamon
I3: 2 star anise
I4: 12 black peppercorn
I5: 18 green cardamom
I6: 2 bay leaf
I7: 2 pinch nutmeg
I8: 2 black tea bag
I9: 1.5 cups heavy cream
I10: 1.5 cup whole lactaid
I11: ¾ cup sugar
I12: 5 large egg yolks
I13: Pinch (small) of salt

I(1-13)
O1: Blend
O2: Sous vide at 175 for an hour
O3: Strain
O4: Churn

### Result

Unknown