Chai Cheesecake

Ingredients list for Chai Cheesecake

• 3 tablespoons Tea leaves (chai)
• 100 grams Cream cheese
• 10-12 + for garnish Ginger biscuits , crushed
• 1 tablespoon Gelatin
• 150 grams Whipped cream
• 2 tablespoons Honey
• 4 Green cardamoms
• 2 tablespoons Milk
• 1 tablespoon Melted butter

Method

1. Take gelatin in a small bowl, add 4 teaspoons hot water, mix and set aside to bloom.
2. Take cream cheese in a mixing bowl, add whipped cream and fold in well. Add honey, mix well and set aside.
3. To make tea, heat ¾ cup water in a non-stick pan, add tea leaves and green cardamoms, mix and bring the mixture to a boil. Add milk, mix and bring the mixture to a boil once again. Remove from heat, cool slightly and strain into a bowl through a strainer pressing the residue to extract all the flavour. Let it cool completely.
4. Add tea to the cream mixture and mix well. Add bloomed gelatin, mix well and set aside.
5. Take crushed biscuits in another bowl, add melted butter and mix well.
6. Divide the biscuit mixture equally into cutting chai glasses and press. Top with chai-cream mixture and tap lightly so that no air bubbles remain and the surface is evened.
7. Keep the glasses in the refrigerator to set for 3-4 hours
8. Halve some biscuits and place one half in each glass and serve immediately.