Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, masala chai tea. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Masala chai (/tʃaɪ/; lit. 'mixed-spice tea') is a tea beverage made by boiling black tea in milk and water with a mixture of aromatic herbs and spices. Masala chai recipe - Indian masala tea is one of the best kinds of chai to enjoy anytime. Learn to make the most flavorful chai with step by step photos.
Masala Chai Tea is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Masala Chai Tea is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have masala chai tea using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Masala Chai Tea:
- Take 5-6 cardamon pods
- Get 1/2 cinnamon stick
- Get 2 star anise
- Prepare 4 cloves (optional)
- Take sliced ginger
- Get 2-3 tsp lose leaves black tea (I am using 3 tsp)
- Make ready 2 cups water
- Take 2 cups milk
- Prepare Sweetener of your choice
Masala Chai is an Indian spiced tea made with whole spices and milk. Tea along with Filter coffee is a preferred drink for many people. Chai literally means tea to much of the world, but most English speakers think of chai as the spiced tea drink Masala Chai. So yes, technically Chai Tea means "tea tea." There are two ways to do this.
Steps to make Masala Chai Tea:
- Lightly crushed cardamon and star anise, break the cinnamon stick into half (the spices will release its flavour faster during the process if you do this step)
- Put black tea leaves and spices in a sauce pan (or you can put all these in a teabag like me). Add the water and bring to boil, let it simmer for 10 minutes (medium to high heat), until tea looks really dark/concentrated. If you are using normal tea bags, use 3 or 4. The tea needed to be strong as you will add a lot of milk later.
- Add in milk, and let it simmer for another 10-15 minutes until tea look reduced.
- Turned off the heat and pour your masala chai to a mug with a strainer.
- Add your sweetener of choice and adjust to your liking (I am using brown sugar). Enjoy your fresh brewed masala chai tea.
- Note: Add more milk and less water if you want a richer/creamier taste. Or add less milk and more water if you want it less richer/creamier. I haven't tried it with plant based milk, but I am sure it should be fine too.
Chai is black tea brewed with spices and milk. A cup of chai gives a wonderful sense of warmth and Hello Manjula, your recipe for Masala Chai is very handy to have and practical for when I don't have. Masala chai (Hindi: मसाला चाय, literally "mixed-spice tea") is a flavored tea made by brewing black tea with a mixture of aromatic Indian spices and herbs. Originating in South Asia, the beverage has gained worldwide popularity, becoming a feature in many coffee and tea houses.
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