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.
Making chai tea from scratch.
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Use a basic black tea indian black tea is the best tea to use in a chai latte recipe.
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.
To make a chai tea latte follow the recipe above but wait to add the milk until later.
Bring to a boil partially cover pan and simmer about 20 minutes to allow spices to intensify.
This homemade chai blend can be used in tea filter bags that can be bought empty and filled with the tea of your choice.
To make a quick cup of chai tea carefully pour the boiling water into a large mug.
I like tea very much but after drinking homemade chai regular black tea pales in comparison.
I make enough for about 8 smallish servings in a dutch oven.
Pre made however can never compare to freshly brewed masala chai also known as chai tea.
Dissolve 2 tablespoons 29 6 ml 16 g of mix in 1 cup 240 ml of boiling water to make a mug of tea.
Making it from scratch takes more time but is infinitely more rewarding.
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.
Pour chai tea through a strainer into tea cups.
This is probably the most convenient way of making your chai tea when on the go.
It will last me 1 2 days before i have to make more.
3 tips to make it easy delicious.
To make chai from scratch i created my own chai spice blend using a bunch of different spices.
This recipe is a barebone traditionally based version of masala chai including cloves cardamom peppercorns cinnamon and ginger.
Pour the water into a heavy bottomed pan.
Assam tea with its full bodied strong flavor is great since it can hold up to the spices.
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.
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.
Combine the spices and water in a medium saucepan as before except this time leave the milk out.
Add the spices and tea bags or loose tea placed in a tea infuser or muslin cloth.
Strain and store in a large pitcher in the fridge.
I buy black tea from the english tea store or tevana has teas also.
Use ground spices or grind your spices as indicated above.
If you d like even creamier chai tea use milk or a combination of milk and water.
I prefer using unbleached filter bags when using these sorts of paper filters.
