I grew upwardly drinking Bournvita in India, in addition to so Milo in Bangkok, in addition to Ovaltine here inwards USA every forenoon for breakfast. Although the men inwards my trouble solid unit of measurement needed their individual fashion of tea twice a day, it seldom made me desire to drink. Individual style, oh yeah – i wanted his tea amongst condensed milk, i wanted amongst to a greater extent than milk, i wanted amongst less milk.
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| Ginger in addition to Cardamom Flavored Tea amongst cookies |
I started forming the habit of drinking tea every solar daytime inwards my trip to Republic of Republic of India end year. I piece of cake understood what approximately people meant when they said, “I popular off real restless if I don’t larn my tea.” And I accept since started liking my adrak aur elaichi wali chai – ginger in addition to cardamom flavored tea. Plain tea without ginger or cardamom? Nah, non my type.
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| Indian Tea is merely called "CHAI" ... non "Chai Tea" |
Here is my version in addition to this is how I construct tea regularly –
[On approximately other note, hither is i of my unforgettable memories on tea-making experience x years ago]
Recipe for Adrak Elaichi ki Chai (Ginger in addition to Cardamom Flavored Indian Tea)
Makes: tea for two
What you lot demand to construct tea for ii people:
½ loving cup water
1 loving cup milk
1 Tbsp ginger* (adrak), grated or pounded
2 cardamom (elaichi), pounded**
OR ¼ tsp cardamom powder
1½ tsp tea leaves (chai patti)
1½ Tbsp sugar, or to taste
How I construct Ginger Cardamom Tea:
Add H2O inwards a medium saucepan on medium-high heat. While the H2O heats up, add together ginger, pounded cardamom (or cardamom powder), in addition to tea leaves. While the tea brews, add together milk in addition to sugar. Let the concoction boil in addition to rising upwardly once. Quickly withdraw pan from oestrus for 2 seconds, in addition to so seat it dorsum on in addition to allow the mixture rising upwardly over again straightaway in addition to so switch off heat. |
| Letting the tea brew in addition to rising upwardly - inwards Hindi it is called "chai mein ubaal laana" |
Using a sieve, strain this low-cal brownish colored, pipage hot Indian fashion ginger in addition to cardamom flavored tea into a loving cup in addition to bask each sip.
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| tea recipe for i person |
* If you lot create non desire to role fresh ginger, you lot tin flame construct ahead and freeze cubes of ginger glue for tea.
** If you lot create non have mortar in addition to pestle to pound cardamom, you lot tin flame seat cardamoms inwards a Ziploc in addition to pound amongst a rolling pivot or something heavy in addition to shop excess inwards your pantry.
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| I role this mortar in addition to pestle primarily for pounding cardamom; thus doesn't demand to endure washed everyday |
Q: What to create amongst the boiled strained tea leaves (chai patti)?
Throw away. Some people may reserve it to add together H2O in addition to milk to boil in addition to sip tea again, but over boiling of tea leaves is harmful for health. You should neither allow the tea leaves brew inwards H2O for also long, nor reuse them to sip approximately other circular of tea. My mom used it equally a compost for her plants.
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| boiled, strained tea leaves - chai patti |
Q: Why is this recipe of Indian tea dissimilar from the rest?
Everyone has their ain preference of tea – to a greater extent than milk, less milk, equal amount of H2O in addition to milk, no milk, no ginger or cardamom, low-cal tea, nighttime tea, or tea amongst chai masala. Chai Masala (powdered spices for Indian tea) tin flame endure bought from the shop [I similar Everest brand] or tin flame endure made at abode yesteryear grinding the spices – similar cloves, cinnamon, dark peppercorns, dried ginger, etc together. That is why this sort of tea amongst those spices is called Masala Chai, but I create non similar my tea amongst chai masala.
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| tea time, snack time |
Q: Do I actually accept to follow these proportions for making tea?
Once you lot commencement making tea on a regular basis, you lot volition non demand (and should non fifty-fifty bother) to follow the recipe of tea amongst measurements. But hollo upwardly that if you lot seat excess ginger though it may assist clear your pharynx but it volition endure pretty strong. If you lot seat excess tea leaves, the tea volition endure real nighttime inwards color in addition to gustation bitter. If you lot seat also much cardamom powder, you lot may non similar the rigid olfactory holding in addition to taste.
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| KHAARI - light, feathery, crispy, flaky, puff biscuits |
Q: What are proficient accompaniments to the Indian Chai?
When you lot catch people inwards India, they to a greater extent than oft than non offering tea along amongst snacks whatever fourth dimension of the day. So basically whatever sort of snacks maintain well. Although tea tin flame endure drank on its ain – mathri (salted Indian biscuits), tea rusk (dried bread), namak paare (savory bites) , khaari (flaky puffs, pictured above), cookies, butter biscuits, jeera biscuits, samosa, kachori, or fifty-fifty poha(flattened rice) are proficient options.
What's your style?
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