Ginger cardamom tea/ chai is so easy to make at home. Learn how to make Indian chai with step by step photos.
I make the tea as Ginger cardamom tea always. Very very rarely make the plain tea. My dad being a tea lover, I have seen my mom making tea this way. When it comes to tea, I have some beautiful memories related to it. It may not be interesting, still, I remember it as they are so sweet to me. When I was studying 4th standard, my dad bought his own land in Salem and it was only across the road to where we were staying in the rented house.
So when our own home construction started and after school, me and my brother go and watch the workers doing their work. My mom makes two kettles full of hot tea for the workers by herself and my father distributes to them. They used to tell the tea is awesome and they will be thanking for the ‘homemade’ tea as well. As kids, me and my brother enjoyed those days. The workers were too friendly, that we used to have a good time with them.
(Thanks to Vj for bearing me while I clicked this hot glass of tea. I found this cute ‘Tea glass’ in Daiso and thought it will be perfect for this post…)
Hope I have not bored you all with my old memories…😵 Please don’t mind. I make tea two ways. One is boil the tea leaves in water and then top with little milk. The other way is fully boil tea leaves in milk itself. The tea recipe I am sharing now is the second way.
Vijay being coffee lover, I make tea rarely. He doesn’t complains when I make tea, but still I know he will like coffee than tea, so never compel myself to make tea. I love tea for sure than coffee, but I have a big problem. If I take tea, I will be sitting like an owl in the night 🦉. Yeah, I don’t get sleep! Still some times, very rarely I do make tea and drink. Ok, now on to the recipe!
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Ginger Cardamom tea recipe
Equipments (Amazon Affiliate links)
- chopping board
- ladle
- Boiling pot
- peeler
- metal strainer
Ingredients
- 1 & ½ cup Fresh milk
- 1 tbsp Ginger crushed
- 2 Cardamom
- 2 tsp Tea powder heaped
- Sugar as needed I add 1 & ¼ tsp
Instructions
- First boil milk and add peeled, crushed ginger and crushed cardamom (with skin) and tea powder.
- Simmer to low and let it boil for 5-6 minutes or until you get a good colour you want for the tea. Filter using a tea strainer and then add sugar and mix well.
Notes
- You can dilute the milk if you want your tea in thinner side. I like my tea rich and thick.
- Make sure to clean the ginger well before adding to milk. Peel the skin and wash. Skin of ginger is not edible. So discard it.
- Depending in the texture of tea granules, the amount might vary. So always refer to the back of the tea pack how much it is needed per serving and add accordingly.
How to make ginger cardamom tea step by step method
- First boil milk and add peeled, crushed ginger and crushed cardamom (with skin) and tea powder.
- Simmer to low and let it boil for 5-6 minutes or until you get a good colour you want for the tea. Filter using a tea strainer and then add sugar and mix well.
Enjoy the tea hot, its a great tasting and great flavoured tea, ginger gives a mild spiciness and cardamom lifts the flavour. Divinely! 🙂
Wonderful Memories Raks, i too make tea in Milk!!!
Me too make in milk only as we both love in that way. But I never add spices . Very tempting tea and love the tea kadai style glass too
Chai chai… i always make it this way… i should try making it with ginger soon… and the glasses are lovely, i guess i should raid daiso soon… 🙂
Actually my father makes it perfectly…. I also started loving it thereafter… Urs looks lovely…
my hubby fav tea….lovely memories dear
i too like this tea than plain tea. hands clicked makes these clicks unique! again this will be my favorite post after your filter coffee post!
That's an yum tea….i too make flavoured tea but never made ginger and cardamom in combo in tea….would try this….a perfect cuppa to lift u r spirits…..
U belong to Salem ??!!! If yes, Same Pinch…… I love Tea only with Elachi….. 🙂
Raji I can relate your story with mine, Beautiful tea and u know I could not find this tea glass here and forgot to buy this during my India trip also, pls pass me that Raji….
I really want to have that tea now. So nice the clicks are.
Wonderful story, ginger cardamom tea looks fantastic,prefect for me.
Ah one of my favourite drinks. Next to coffee of course ;). The tea is looks so good that I'm off to make a cup for myself now 🙂
Nice clicks and my favorite tea..
டீ க்ளாஸ் சூப்பர் ராஜி! அசல் டீக்கடை க்ளாஸ் மாதிரியே இருக்கு! ஆனா கடையில் டீ தண்ணியா இருக்கும், உங்க டீ பால்டீ! :))
am not a big fan of tea! The reason might be…whenever I make tea, it turns out good(!) once in 10 times!LOL! 😀
I LOVE tea flavored with ginger and cardamom, in fact this's what I brew esp when I'm entertaining!
I am not a tea person, but I do prepare the same way. Glass looks perfect for the tea.
never tried tea by adding ginger, surely will give a try to this flavorful tea………
wow very nice..i always make sure that I put these two ingredients into my T. 🙂
Amma makes tea similar way…i don't take tea/coffee daily but i like tea if made this way with ginger n cardamom…nice flavor!!
liked your glasses too 🙂
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love love love this tea.
i make tea in a similar way too.. add 1-2 cloves too to enhance the flavor.. loved the chai glasses.. been hunting for them 🙂
love the clicks and recipe tooo… good old memories raji 🙂
Raks, this is how we make tea exactly! Daily. I too have long long stories about me drinking Tea. You did not bore me telling the sweet childhood memories. I always like to write about them and talk with friends listening to them. I'm looking for such a simple tea-shop style glass for my Tea post 😀
Certain memories always stay fresh in some corner of our hearts isn't it…
I always add ginger to my tea, but never tried adding cardamom and ginger together…sounds like a good combo.
Nice pictures
For me it is plain cardamom tea.can't have tea without the elaichi flavor.Lovely pics and the glass is so typical of tea shops!
Your story was cute !!! Though I use ginger and cardamom in my tea I make it the first way. Glass romba super…goood find !!
The story behind the tea is interesting.Me too make the tea in same way i just luv the flavor n spicyness, ure looks refreshing n nice cilcks Raji…
Raks, It is kind of unfair that I see this at perfect tea time. I also make it exactly like this 🙂
Hubby loves tea. So sometimes will make him tea with ginger and cardamom. Usually just plain tea. Love the glass. Perfect for tea.
Ma favourite tea..nice clicks and looks good.
I love the combo flavour. Nice clicks. I am also planning to visit Daiso soon:)
Lovely tea glass .. i too have this in archive. nice post 🙂
wow..the ginger cardamom tea looks so delicious…loved it !!lovely tea glass!!!
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Nice one. I love that glass. All chai stalls in India has this type of glass. It reminds me my hostel days and we friends go out for tea during reading time.
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my husband would love this masala tea… thanks fr the stepwise pics
love the fragrance of cardamom and the taste of ginger in my tea, I too prepare it the same way..
nice post with beautiful clicks raji 🙂
Whatever happens around me, exactly at 5 in the evening I would crave for a glass of steamy tea. They are so addictive and I made it exactly the same way as yours. Our comfort drink right?
Perfect tea for a monsoon evening! Loved it… 🙂
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That's awesome… Very flavourful…. I was asking you sometime back for this… Today I made chai exactly as per your instructions… Finally, I made wonderful chai and my hubby was super duper happy… Thank you so much raks… You are simply superb 🙂
Lovely blog. I usually add a small pinch of crushed or ground black pepper along with the ginger. It adds a bit of spark to the tea 🙂
Thanks so much for the recipe! I'm a real tea lover. I'm from Brazil, live in the US and have so many Indian friends; I love Indian food and I just enjoyed some ginger cardamom tea in my friend's house yesterday. Divine! now I guess I can make my own. Thanks again!
Hi raji.. today i purposefully visited your blog to learn how to make tea.. I have the same habit as you, like when i drink tea, i do not sleep all night. So, i do not drink tea much, in spite of my love for it. But i make tea for my husband. Though he is a coffee lover, it mandates him to have tea after a heavy lunch. I always add cardamom while making tea. But my problem is whenever i make tea, the vessel gets burnt in the bottom. Do you have any suggestions to avoid this??
Buy a good quality pan with thick bottom. Its easy to clean. Or u can keep stirring.
tea looks so tempting. My husband makes the best tea in the world (or so I love to think). His tea is famous in our family. They drop in only to have tea made by him and will be willing to wait if he is not at home; haa haa haa.. funny no!! Try adding one crushed pepper to your tea or one pinch of pepper powder along with ginger and cardamon. It always makes you want more. My mom adds tulsi leaves to it too. I have friends who add pudina leaves; some add cinnamon and cloves too, but it gives a masala chai effect. I am a tea lover and can drink as many tea as can be served.
Enjoyed reading your memories about tea !! Ginger, Cardamom n Lemon grass are my favourite add on to my tea . I use Ginger n Lemon grass to relieve my sore throat or congestion..so I get to drink tea n cure my throat !! Lovely blog…keep giving wonderful recipes !!
Hi Rak,
I've been following your blog for a long time now. I'm a college student in the US and I miss my mom's food and food from Madurai where I lived.
I wanted to ask you a quick question-what tea powder do you use for this?
I currently use blue label (Taj) and used to use red label but neither tastes like the tea I got in India 🙁
I use lipton yellow label, but I have to tell you it's not about the tea alone, milk also matters. Try to use fresh milk instead of the tetra pack milk.
Thanks for the recipe raks.. being a regular ginger tea consumer, can we store the ginger with cardamon paste for a week or so.. is it possible..? If so, could u plz share the recipe for storing..?
Not sure about a week how ginger paste can keep fresh. You can try, but please make sure to store in lowest temperature and use airtight container.
The tea was so good! thank you for the recipe 🙂
Oh, I just found the answer in the above comments. Never mind!
Recipe looks delicious, but, pardon me for being an ignorant American, what kind of tea powder do you recommend?
Hi, just wanted to ask which method of making tea tastes better.
The one where you boil it in water and then top it with milk or the one where you boil milk directly? Thanks.
If I want thick, I boil in milk, if I want to keep it light, I first boil in water, add milk and heat.:) Depends on one's taste 🙂 Tea tastes good both ways to me, I am not a regular tea drinker or I havent tasted tea outside in restaurants (other than 2-3 times) So I have no clear idea bout this.