Making Chai Tea From Scratch

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Making chai tea from scratch.

Add the milk or milk substitute and heat through without boiling until hot. This recipe is a barebone traditionally based version of masala chai including cloves cardamom peppercorns cinnamon and ginger. The masala much like the recipe for garam masala this recipe also comes from my paternal great great grandmother and has been passed down through the generations giving all of us. How to brew this homemade chai tea.

I prefer using unbleached filter bags when using these sorts of paper filters. This is probably the most convenient way of making your chai tea when on the go. Then stir in the powdered mix until it s completely dissolved. Making it from scratch takes more time but is infinitely more rewarding.

Add the spices and tea bags or loose tea placed in a tea infuser or muslin cloth. Pour chai tea through a strainer into tea cups. I make enough for about 8 smallish servings in a dutch oven. Assam tea with its full bodied strong flavor is great since it can hold up to the spices.

3 tips to make it easy delicious. It will last me 1 2 days before i have to make more. Dissolve 2 tablespoons 29 6 ml 16 g of mix in 1 cup 240 ml of boiling water to make a mug of tea. The result is a creamy cup of black tea subtly spiced and fragrant with cinnamon black pepper and ginger and just the right amount of sweetness so near perfect that you ll skip the coffee shop chai or the carton and come home to make a pot of this.

Use ground spices or grind your spices as indicated above. Combine the spices and water in a medium saucepan as before except this time leave the milk out. Pour the water into a heavy bottomed pan. I buy black tea from the english tea store or tevana has teas also.

To make chai from scratch i created my own chai spice blend using a bunch of different spices. Even in hot weather now that its summertime still make chai mix but now make up a batch a chai tea in pitcher and have it in fridge as iced chai also blend in blender with ice cubes for frozen chai or add to ice cream for milk shake made this up as christmas gifts with a bag a homemade cookies everybody loved it. Bring to a boil partially cover pan and simmer about 20 minutes to allow spices to intensify. To make a chai tea latte follow the recipe above but wait to add the milk until later.

This tea will probably become your chai only tea as it is not necessarily the best to drink plain but is absolutely wonderful with milk spices and sugar. A chai latte is brewed similarly to masala chai tea. To make a quick cup of chai tea carefully pour the boiling water into a large mug. This homemade chai blend can be used in tea filter bags that can be bought empty and filled with the tea of your choice.

Strain and store in a large pitcher in the fridge. This chai latte gives you complete control over your chai latte experience from the tea and the spices to the sweetener and type of milk. I like tea very much but after drinking homemade chai regular black tea pales in comparison.