Masala Chai
Masala Chai

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, masala chai. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Masala Chai is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Masala Chai is something that I have loved my whole life.

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 is made in so many flavors all to suit one's liking. The second one is great if you wish to enjoy masala chai regularly or often.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have masala chai using 9 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Masala Chai:
  1. Make ready approx. whole milk (doodh)
  2. Prepare water (pani)
  3. Get black peppercorns (kali mirch)
  4. Get (laung)
  5. Make ready flat cinnamon (dalchini)
  6. Make ready dried ginger piece whole (saabut saunth) (about size of thumb) Note: you could try using pre-ground ginger powder but the taste won't be the same. Don't use fresh ginger as it can curdle the milk
  7. Prepare green cardamom pods (hari elaichi)
  8. Prepare tea powder (chai pattee) (red label brand or other indian brand)
  9. Get white sugar (chini) or to taste
Steps to make Masala Chai:
  1. Pour some milk into a medium saucepan
  2. Pour some water into a saucepan until it looks like the right consistency
  3. Turn heat on high, keep a close watch and lift the pan off the burner if it starts to foam
  4. Pound (or grind with spice grinder) black pepper into a powder and add into the saucepan
  5. Pound cinnamon into a powder and add it
  6. Pound cloves into a powder and add it
  7. Pound the dried ginger and add it
  8. Remember to stir and lift the pan as needed
  9. Add the tea powder
  10. Add the sugar
  11. Boil on high. Note: if the tea is not a brown color you can keep it boiling and lift it off the heat if it foams until you get the desired color.
  12. Pound the green cardamom into a powder and add it. Note: adding the cardamom at end gives the tea an aromatic scent and vibrant taste.
  13. Remove from the heat and strain the mixture into a pitcher
  14. Pour from a height between two pitchers to cool and foam the tea. Note: cooling the tea prevents the milk from burning and you can drink it sooner.
  15. Serve in a cup

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