You can make your own, it's pretty easy.....there are several different ways to do it, or you can make it however you like it!
Hari har Chai
2 cups (250ml) water
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon cinnamon - or a stick
4 whole cloves
5 cardamom pods
fresh ginger
bay leaf
handful of black loose leaf tea
1 cup (250ml) milk (dairy or soy as you prefer)
honey, optional
METHOD
Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
Meanwhile, mix all of the spices in a bowl. Add the tea to the spice mixture and stir to combine.
As soon as the water comes to the boil add the tea and spice blend and bring back to a boil. Add milk and bring back to a boil. (Be careful not to boil the tea for too long as excessive exposure of tea to heat will release the bitter tannins in the tea leaves.)
Once the chai tea returns to the boil; remove from the heat and pour into a tea pot.
If you like honey in your tea then add a little to the tea cup before straining the tea into it. Drink immediately.
Preparation method
1. In a saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add tea, honey and vanilla. Season with cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, ginger and nutmeg. Simmer for 5 minutes. Pour in milk, and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, and strain through a large strainer.
How to Make Chai Tea:
Please note there are many ways to make Chai Tea and this is one which I prefer. Listed below are other tips and variations you can try.
Step 1: Using a coffee/spice grinder or mortar and pestle, grind up spices.
Step 2: Add tea to spice mixture. Fill tea pot or coffee plunger with boiling water and add spice mixture. Use 3/4 cup boiling water and 4 teaspoons of tea/spice mixture per serve. Let stand 3-4 minutes. Heat milk using stove top, microwave or even better use a coffee machine so you can produce frothy milk. This gives a cafe style chai tea latte. Add heated milk and sweeten to taste.
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks