Chai (indian herbal tea with ginger)

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Recipe submitted by shien@geocities.com

Chai (indian herbal tea with ginger)

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

small leaf tea (earl grey, chinese tea etc.)
1T fresh grated ginger (the more the merrier)
1tsp cinnamon
1tsp cloves
1tsp cardamon pods
1/2tsp nutmeg
1/2tsp garam masala
soy milk
sweetener of choice
water

Directions:

Fill saucepan or pot with water and add ginger, boil. Add tea and spices, simmer, remove and simmer again till dark. Remove from heat, add soy milk and sweetener to taste. Return to heat and bring to boil three times to bring out flavour. Strain and serve. YUM!

Preparation time: 5 mins

sounds great, but where can I get garam masala & cardamon pods? thanx=)

Archived comment by: lara

try your indian grocer, specialty foods store,or tea shop,

Archived comment by: fayaz

You left out the amount of water and soy milk in the recipe!

Archived comment by: mahesh

I was just bumming out because my fav cafe closed and you can't get the real deal anywhere else...but now I can have it anytime! Cheers!

Archived comment by: shayleen m.

How MUCH tea?? tsp. loose or? Huh

how much water...how much soy milk? Huh

Archived comment by: jackie

A little saffron soaked for a while and nicely ground can be put in the chai, it gives a very nice taste

Archived comment by: veena

I would add equal amounts of water and soy milk. Change as per taste. Also, garam masala seems kinda out of place for chai. Are you sure it is garam masala? Garam masala has all the spices you are adding anyway and some hot spices, which I don't think marry well with chai. Well, I have to try it, just out of curiosity.

Archived comment by: rg114

Just one more thing, the amount spices seems right for about 4 cups of chai, so I'd go with two cups each of water and soy milk and about 4-5 tsps of tea, depending on strength required.

Archived comment by: rg114

garam masala is curry powder. ive never of heard it being used in chai tea either, but to each their own.

Archived comment by: tinkybelll

Fantastic. I made it like a tea in a saucepan with about the equivalent of a large pot of tea. After straining it, I left soy milk and sugar separate for people to add as much as they wanted.

Archived comment by: ySSIM

good recipe, but you should try using an assam tea

Archived comment by: weaselshaman

Looks like it has most of the garam masala ing. suitable for tea(listed). May be tea masala avl. at Indian groceries would be more apt. Though irrelevant, I am happy to know that there are Indian vegans too. Cheers!

Archived comment by: rang

I like to add a teaspoon of black peppercorns to give this a bit of bite. Also, occasionally, especially in the cold Scottish winter, I love adding a bit of chillis or chilli powder. Sounds crazy, but makes you feel awesomely warm! Also, amounts are not that important here. If you don't have some of the ingredients, its fine, and add as much sugar/milk as you like to. Its all relative.

Archived comment by: carnivalofbunnies