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Indian Tea/massala chai

Zziggi
Zziggi Posts: 2,485 Forumite
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Does anyone know how to make a nice Indian massala chai or a kashmiri masasala chai please?

I love Indian tea but I have no idea how to make it.

Thanks in advance.

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  • ChocClare
    ChocClare Posts: 1,475 Forumite
    Have a look here for some recipes.

    When we were at DH's cousin's house in Chennai, Mary (pronounced Mar-EEEEEEEEEE) the maid made wonderful chai by boiling up milk and just sprinkling spices and sugar over the top. She wouldn't tell us what was in it though as it was her secret. And for me she made "normal" tea in a teapot as I was English... ;)

    HTH anyway...
  • Kevie192
    Kevie192 Posts: 1,146 Forumite
    I really LOVE this recipe and usually make a nice batch to keep in the fridge in an old milk carton... Perfect served hot and made 1/2 and 1/2 with warm frothed milk. Mmmmm!

    Kevin
  • Red_Cat
    Red_Cat Posts: 1,040 Forumite
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    The masala, or spice mix usually has ground cinamon, ground cardamom seeds and ground peppercorns.
    Hoping this year is better than the last. :)
  • GetRealBabe
    GetRealBabe Posts: 2,258 Forumite
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    Red_Cat wrote: »
    The masala, or spice mix usually has ground cinamon, ground cardamom seeds and ground peppercorns.

    Hi

    I also add a tiny pinch of ground cloves.:)
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  • adelight
    adelight Posts: 2,658 Forumite
    There are some really good chai tea bag blends around (vanilla, green, spiced, plain etc ~£2 for 20 bags) but a very easy recipe i use for 4 cups is:
    2 darjeeling/black tea bags
    1/4 tsp each of ground mixed spice, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, cadamom
    tsp honey
    few drops vanilla essence
    i don't use milk in tea, but i'd imagine you'd want to almost double the spices if using milk and experiment with the quantities! if you have time to simmer whole cloves, ginger and cinnamon sticks it's even better :)
    Living cheap in central London :rotfl:
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