How to Make Chai Tea (Easy Steps)

How to make your own Chai tea - Chai tea, or Masala Chai, existed since time immemorial in India. The story goes that in each region you may added your own spices. Thus, each new ingredient was medicinal providing flavor and properties to the mix, which today it is said that in addition to energizing is exhilarating.

Chai Tea Latte

According to legend, the history of Masala Chai begins 5,000 years ago in a former Hindu kingdom. These legends have a king created as a drink Ayurvedic cleansing. Even in ancient times the Chai was made with a variety of species and prepared in many different ways.

This rich energizing beverage is an alternative to start your day, in its different versions; you may drink it with or without milk.

This tea preparation based on a special mixture of spices and intense, it is the most popular drink in southern India because it has rich flavor and revitalizing properties. And today we are going tell you how to prepare it.

The best known of this spiced tea recipe includes; black tea, ginger, cinnamon, vanilla, poppy, cardamom and cloves. But there are many variations, according to the taste of each person. The most popular versions are alone or with milk (Chai latte).

Chai tea ingredients:

• 8 black tea bags, paper or 4 teaspoons of black tea leaf
• 8 cardamom pods
• 8 black peppercorns
• 8 cloves
• 3 star anise
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• Half grated nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons of fresh ginger (peeled and thinly sliced)
• 1 whole vanilla pod and the seeds reserved
• 6 cups hot water
• 6 cups milk
• Sugar or honey to taste

Recommendations: Our advice is to buy good quality spices and whole.

Instructions

The first step to make your own Chai tea, is to gently crush the spices to release its aroma easily, but do not do it too fast. All spices are then boiled in water for 10 minutes over low heat and at the end you add the milk (if you want it), black tea and sugar.

You can intervene, according to your taste. The longer boil spices, the stronger flavors of Chai, some people leave the process for half an hour. If you do not want to use cow's milk, you may replace it with soy milk or almond milk. You can also change the type of sugar and use brown sugar, black or even a touch of honey.

Then let stand 5 to 10 minutes. After that you can strain and start to drink it your.