I love
to drink tea and when it comes to masala tea, I love the blend of spices
infused together with the tea leaves makes me drink more and totally irresistible.
Tea is drunk in all parts of India, but made differently in each place. My
husband does not drink tea or coffee, I was like that until before marriage.
But after marriage things changed I started to fall in love with tea and
coffee. My father in law prefers to have cardamom/elachi & ginger tea but started to
have this masala tea and likes it a lot. Our families evening is complete only
if we all have a cup of delectable tea and have a chat.
Other interesting healthy and delicious tea varieties...
Coriander, Cumin, Fennel Tea/CCF Tea
Fennel Tea/Sombu Tea/Snauf Tea
Here's how to make masala tea with step by step photos...
Ingredients
This
measurement is for making 2 cups of tea…
Tea dust/leaves
|
2 -3 tsp
|
Water
|
½ cup
|
Milk
|
1 ½ cup
|
Sugar
|
2 tsp adjust to taste
|
Cloves
|
2
|
Cardamom pods/Elachi
|
2
|
Cinnamon stick
|
1
|
Black pepper crushed
|
3-4
|
Fresh ginger crushed
|
1 inch piece
|
Method
Boil
water in a sauce pan; add everything except tea leaves, milk and sugar. Let it
boil for about 5-7 min or until all the essence of the spices comes out to the
water.
Now add
the milk, tea dust/leaves, sugar and let it boil until the milk color changes
and all the flavors infuse together. Now switch off the stove and filter it with tea strainer in to the cups and serve hot.
Delicious
hot spicy masala tea is ready, enjoy with some tea biscuits.
How
to make Spice Masala for Masala tea ????
Here's how to make spice masala for masala tea...
You can
as well make the masala in the mixer and save in the bottle for later…
Here’s
the recipe for the same
Masala
for Tea/Chai
Ingredients
Black pepper
|
1 tbsp
|
Cardamom/Elachi
|
10
|
Cloves
|
10
|
Cinnamom sticks
|
6-7, 2” pieces
|
Ginger powder
|
1 tbsp
|
Dry roast
the above ingredients except the ginger powder. Later blend everything together
in the mixer and save it in airtight containers.
To make
best flavored masala tea, add the spice mix to the boiling water. To make 2
cups of tea add ½ tsp of spice mix (ground masala) and make tea as described
above.
Until
then I am signing off…
Wow!!! I could feel the flavors of chaai from here!! love it!!
ReplyDeleteNice chai recipe...
ReplyDeleteI just entered office and after seeing this spiced up tea, I had to get a cup of tea, but nothing like this one you made. Its just the ordinary tea bag one. I sort of know abut masala chai but never tried. I am now on the move to gather the ingredients, but again with time factor, it will be for the weekend.
ReplyDeleteflavorful chai..
ReplyDeleteNothing beats a hot cup of masala tea
ReplyDeleteFlavourful tea...
ReplyDeleteCan't start a day without a cup of Tea
ReplyDeleteLovely flavoured tea! Thanks for sharing.
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I am fan of cardamom tea with ginger. I will try this recipe..:)
ReplyDeleteHealthy chai...My hus's fav am sure i ll try this...
ReplyDeleteWonderful and delicious masala chai Priya.. The flavour of cardamom is too good.. I love to drink this a lot especially in afternoons :-)
ReplyDeletewonderful combinations..
ReplyDeletevery flavorful Tea :)
ReplyDeleteI read your post and I really appreciate your experience. I will get good knowledge from there as well. Keep posting…
ReplyDeleteTea Masala | Spices & herbs
comfort and homey!!! so special this masala tea is... perfect for a rainy day!!! Thanks for sending this yummy recipe to my event.. Looking for more yummy recipes...
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