Aisha Rahman · Teh Tarik

Frothy Malaysian Pulled Milk Tea

5 ingredients

7 steps

What you need

  • 500 ml (2 cups) water, freshly boiled
  • 4 black tea bags, or 2 tbsp strong loose black tea
  • 3 tbsp sweetened condensed milk
  • 3 tbsp evaporated milk
  • sugar, optional, to taste

Method

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  1. 1

    Pour the water over the tea in a heatproof jug, cover and steep until very dark and strong, 5-8 min.

  2. 2

    Remove the bags or strain out the leaves.

  3. 3

    Stir in the condensed milk and evaporated milk, then taste and add sugar if wanted.

  4. 4

    Have a second heatproof jug or large mug ready, ideally one with a lip for clean pouring.

  5. 5

    Pour the hot milk tea from one jug into the other in a steady stream, raising the pouring jug higher as you go. Take care, as the tea is hot and can splash.

  6. 6

    Pour back and forth 6-10 times, until a thick layer of froth sits on top.

  7. 7

    Divide between two glasses and drink while hot.

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About teh tarik

Strong black tea sweetened with condensed milk, poured back and forth between two containers from a height until it froths, then served hot.

What cooks argue about

Vendors argue over how many pulls make a proper froth: too few leaves it flat, too many cools it down too fast, and the height of the pour matters as much as the count.

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