Masala tea recipe, How to make masala chai

Learn how to make masala tea at home with perfect balance of flavors. Milk tea with perfect blend of spices. Full video and detailed step by step pictures.

I have fascination towards the term masala tea or masala chai and wanted to taste for many times.

How it would taste is my curiosity and always ended up in disappointment. May be 4-5 times I have tasted in restaurants.

Either it would be tasting same like ginger cardamom tea or it will be with the overpowering smell of cinnamon.

And once when I tried it in the fancy coffee shop under the name of Indian masala chai, I told myself I would never try again outside.

I also dreaded to try at home. There are many versions of masala chai, people add pepper, mace, mint leaves etc,.

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I have just kept it basic and simple. When it comes to flavor, it can be adjusted according to personal preference.

In my case, I love cinnamon flavour less and cardamom flavour more. So find yours and increase or decrease the spices accordingly.

When I wanted to try something with the fresh spices that I received from Dulce Vi, I thought I would try a simple recipe.

The totally loved their cinnamon, its flavourful, curly and thin, just the way it should be.

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how to make masala tea

Learn how to make masala tea at home with perfect balance of flavours. Milk tea with perfect blend of spices. Full video and detailed step by step pictures.

Course Drinks

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 2 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Author Raks Anand

Servings 2

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Cup measurements

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoon Tea powder I used Lipton yellow label
• ½ cup Milk
• 1.5 cups Water -
• 1 inch Cinnamon
• 1 Green cardamom
• 1 Cloves
• 1 Nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon Ginger crushed
• 2 teaspoon Sugar

Instructions

• Take out the seeds from a cardamom firstly and crush it well. Crush a piece of ginger too (without skin).
• After that, in a vessel, bring 1 & ½ cups of water to rolling boil.
• Then, add crushed ginger, cardamom, cinnamon and clove.
• After that, grate or sprinkle a pinch of nutmeg, 2 teaspoon of tea powder.
• Furthermore, simmer for 3 minutes. Then, add ½ cup  milk and 2 teaspoon of sugar.
• Bring to boil again and simmer for 4 more minutes. 
• Filter through a metal strainer lastly and serve hot.

Video

Notes

• Choose fresh spices for best results.
• Cardamom smells best when the seeds inside are dark and black.
• You can crush other spices too, but I feel for a subtle flavour, it is best when added as such.
• You can add more milk and simmer for more time for rich tasting tea.
• Sugar can be added according to personal preference. 
• Mix as soon as you pour to serving cups. Otherwise a thin layer will form. 

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Step by step

1. To make masala chai, take out the seeds from a cardamom firstly and crush it well. Then crush a piece of ginger too (without skin).
   
2. After that, in a vessel, bring 1 & ½ cups of water to rolling boil.
3. Then add crushed ginger, cardamom, cinnamon and clove. After that, add a pinch of nutmeg, 2 teaspoon tea powder. Furthermore, simmer for 3 minutes.
   
   
4. Then add ½ cup  milk and 2 teaspoon of sugar.
   
5. Bring to boil again and simmer for 4 more minutes. Filter through a metal strainer finally.
   
6. Pour to serving cups and serve hot.
   

Enjoy masala chai with your favorite biscuits!