Chai Masala (Indian Spiced Tea)

Make this popular Indian drink at home. 

By Kevin Fernandez
1 min read
Rafi's Chai Masala Recipe

Makes: 2 cups Ready in: 15 minutes

Introduction

Chai tea, both nutritious and delicious, is famous all over India!

This simple recipe allows you to enjoy a cup of traditional Indian Chai Tea with the minimum of fuss. 

Originally used as a medicine, Chai is the result of infusing fresh spices with Black Tea with a mix of fresh spices, adding milk and sugar to improve the taste.

This mix is claimed to aid digestion, calm an upset stomach, lower blood pressure and aid in weight loss!

Ingredients

Makes 2 cups
Rafi's Chai Drinking Spices
750ml water
320ml milk
 4 teabags or 4 tsp black tea

Instructions

  1. For best results , crush the contents of the sachet in a pestle and mortar first.
  2. Empty pack into a pan with 750ml of water and bring to the boil.
  3. Drop to a low heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
  4. Add 320ml of milk and continue to heat until it starts to simmer again.
  5. Add 4 teabags or 4 tsp of black tea and remover from the heat.
  6. Leave to brew for a further 2 minutes.
  7. Strain through a muslin cloth to remove any whole spices (optional) and serve immediately.

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Recipe from

The Rafi's Spicebox Cookbook

In 2016, we released the Rafi’s Spicebox Cookbook with recipes all based on Indian flavours and concepts. Some of them have evolved from Rafi’s original recipes and others from our team's travel to India and beyond. This book was written to inspire you to cook the best food that you can. If we can encourage you to enjoy the whole process of cooking these dishes and sharing them with family or friends, our work is done. We’re very proud of these dishes, and hope to hear what you’ve done with them in your own kitchen!

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