{"id":18364,"date":"2017-02-01T05:41:40","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T05:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theindianspot.com\/?p=18364"},"modified":"2017-02-06T06:52:21","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T06:52:21","slug":"perfect-masala-chai-tea-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianspot.com\/perfect-masala-chai-tea-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"PERFECT MASALA CHAI TEA RECIPE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chai tea is better known as masala chai (&#8220;masala&#8221; means spices). And while there is no standard recipe or preparation method, it typically involves brewing a strong loose black tea with warming spices like cardamom, ginger, and cinnamon. The authentic Indian masala chai includes 5 essential spices i.e. green cardamom, cinnamon, clove, black peppercorn, and ginger. You can also prepare your masala chai in a number of variations by adding other spices like coriander seeds, fennel seeds, star anise, etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-44916\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 600 849'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"http:\/\/theindianspot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/masala-chia-tea-recipe.jpg\" alt=\"PERFECT MASALA CHAI TEA RECIPE\" width=\"600\" height=\"849\" \/>Masala Chai or Spicy Recipe <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Main ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups water<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoon tea leaves (assam tea )<\/li>\n<li>2 cups milk\u00a0(soy\/almond\/coconut\/cream)<\/li>\n<li>sugar or honey to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Spices or <a href=\"http:\/\/theindianspot.com\/masala-chai-tea-spice-mix-recipe-and-benefits\/\">use a homemade masala chai spice mix &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cinnamon stick<\/li>\n<li>4-6 green cardamoms pods<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp grated fresh ginger<\/li>\n<li>2-4 black peppercorns<\/li>\n<li>3-4 cloves<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon fennel seeds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"blog-yumprint-subheader\">OPTIONAL<\/div>\n<ol class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredients\">\n<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\">coriander seeds<\/li>\n<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\">nutmeg<\/li>\n<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\">vanilla seeds<\/li>\n<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\">allspice<\/li>\n<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\">bay leaves<\/li>\n<li class=\"blog-yumprint-ingredient-item\">Star Anise<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><em>(b) Method:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Grind together cardamom, cinnamon stick, peppercorns, cloves, and fennel seeds with mortar and pestle and keep aside.<\/li>\n<li>Add water to a small saucepan, transfer the crushed spices or use the <a href=\"http:\/\/theindianspot.com\/masala-chai-tea-spice-mix-recipe-and-benefits\/\">chai tea spice mix <\/a>and ginger. Reduce heat to low and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes to infuse flavors.<\/li>\n<li class=\"blog-yumprint-method-item\">Add the milk and\u00a0tea leaves. Continue to simmer for 1-2 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from the heat. Cover and let steep for 2 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Add honey or sugar to taste. Strain the tea into a warmed teapot or directly into teacups.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Other variations can include ingredients like cinnamon, saffron, rose, fennel, peppercorn, clove, and star anise.<\/p>\n<p>You can increase or decrease the quantities of spices based on your taste. You can add few tulsi (holy basil) leaves to increase immunity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chai tea is better known as masala chai (&#8220;masala&#8221; means spices). And while there is no standard recipe or preparation method, it typically involves brewing a strong loose black tea with warming spices like cardamom, ginger, and cinnamon. The authentic Indian masala chai includes 5 essential spices i.e. green cardamom, cinnamon, clove, black peppercorn, and ginger. You can also prepare your masala chai in a number of variations by adding other spices like coriander seeds, fennel seeds, star anise, etc. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12862],"tags":[413,13466,13465,13464,1052,1872,1053,5417],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>PERFECT MASALA CHAI TEA RECIPE - THE INDIAN SPOT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theindianspot.com\/perfect-masala-chai-tea-recipe\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PERFECT MASALA CHAI TEA RECIPE - THE INDIAN SPOT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chai tea is better known as masala chai (&#8220;masala&#8221; means spices). 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