It will last me 1 2 days before i have to make more.
Making chai tea from scratch.
Pour the water into a heavy bottomed pan.
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Use ground spices or grind your spices as indicated above.
Use a basic black tea indian black tea is the best tea to use in a chai latte recipe.
Pour chai tea through a strainer into tea cups.
Then stir in the powdered mix until it s completely dissolved.
Combine the spices and water in a medium saucepan as before except this time leave the milk out.
How to brew this homemade chai tea.
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.
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.
Dissolve 2 tablespoons 29 6 ml 16 g of mix in 1 cup 240 ml of boiling water to make a mug of tea.
I make enough for about 8 smallish servings in a dutch oven.
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.
Making it from scratch takes more time but is infinitely more rewarding.
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.
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.
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.
To make chai from scratch i created my own chai spice blend using a bunch of different spices.
To make a chai tea latte follow the recipe above but wait to add the milk until later.
I buy black tea from the english tea store or tevana has teas also.
This is probably the most convenient way of making your chai tea when on the go.
3 tips to make it easy delicious.
Assam tea with its full bodied strong flavor is great since it can hold up to the spices.
If you d like even creamier chai tea use milk or a combination of milk and water.
Add the spices and tea bags or loose tea placed in a tea infuser or muslin cloth.
Add the milk or milk substitute and heat through without boiling until hot.
I prefer using unbleached filter bags when using these sorts of paper filters.
A chai latte is brewed similarly to masala chai tea.
Pre made however can never compare to freshly brewed masala chai also known as chai tea.
Strain and store in a large pitcher in the fridge.
