Best My Chai Recipes

CHAI

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Chai (rhymes with "pie") is the word for tea in some parts of the world, but in India, it's a spiced milk tea that's becoming more popular in North America. This chai recipe is just as tasty as any coffee-house chai. -Terese Block, Waukesha, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 cups water
2 tea bags
1 cinnamon stick
6 cardamom pods, crushed
1 whole clove
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2-1/2 cups milk
1/3 cup sugar
Sweetened whipped cream, ground cinnamon and cinnamon sticks, optional

Steps:

In a small saucepan, combine the first six ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. , Stir in milk. Return to a boil; boil for 1 minute, then strain. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Pour into mugs. Top each with whipped cream, cinnamon and a cinnamon stick if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 159 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 21mg cholesterol, Sodium 75mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (23g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 5g protein.

CHAI TEA

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Perfect for cold nights, this masala chai tea recipe incorporates spices that make it so delicious, you'll want to drink it every day. -Kelly Pacowta, Danbury, Connecticut

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 whole cloves
2 whole peppercorns
4 tea bags
4 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cinnamon stick (3 inches)
2-1/2 cups boiling water
2 cups 2% milk

Steps:

Place cloves and peppercorns in a large bowl; with the end of a wooden spoon handle, crush spices until aromas are released., Add the tea bags, sugar, ginger, cinnamon stick and boiling water. Cover and steep for 6 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat the milk., Strain tea, discarding spices and tea bags. Stir in hot milk. Pour into mugs.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 92 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 12mg cholesterol, Sodium 49mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 4g protein.

MY-CHAI

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Make and share this My-Chai recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Rissa Lou

Categories Beverages

Time 25m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

6 cups water
1 tablespoon loose black tea leaves, not flavored (optional)
2 inches piece fresh ginger
1 sprig of fresh mint
2 cinnamon sticks
1 star anise, pod
4 green cardamom pods
1 teaspoon fennel seed
1/2 a vanilla beans or 1/2 vanilla extract
1 teaspoon dried lavender
1 teaspoon whole cloves
honey
milk or cream

Steps:

In a kettle bring your water to a boil.
Cut off your chunk of ginger, peel it and smash it with a mallet.
Place a tea basket in your tea pot and fill it with all the ingredients except the honey and milk.
Pour the boiling water over the herbal mixture and allow to steep for 3-5 minutes. If you don't want the caffeine omit the black tea leaves but then you will need to let it steep for 5-7 minutes.
In the bottom of each mug put about 1 good table spoon of honey and about a half inch of milk or cream. Stir vigorously to dissolve the honey in the milk.
Pour the tea into the mixture and enjoy!
Additional Notes:.
If you do not have a tea pot you can boil your water in a saucepan and drop the herbs into the pan to steep. Pour and strain to serve.
Also, the honey and milk amounts can be adjusted according to your individual taste.
Smashing the ginger helps it to better release its flavor in the tea. This is a great alternative to coffee after a meal and goes great with cakes and cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2.3, Fat 0.1, Sodium 8.2, Carbohydrate 0.4, Fiber 0.2, Protein 0.1

HOMEMADE CHAI

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This chai recipe-inspired by versions in India-combines black tea, spices, and milk. The savory notes from black pepper and cardamom in this version give it a wonderful aromatic complexity.

Categories Milk/Cream Tea Non-Alcoholic Ginger Winter Cinnamon Clove Simmer Bon Appétit Drink

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2-inch piece fresh ginger, cut into thin rounds
2 cinnamon sticks
2 teaspoons black peppercorns
10 whole cloves
6 cardamom pods
6 cups cold water
6 bags of black tea (preferably Darjeeling)
2 cups whole milk
1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar

Steps:

Combine first 5 ingredients in medium saucepan. Using mallet or back of large spoon, lightly crush or bruise spices. Add 6 cups water; bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, partially cover pan, and simmer gently 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Add tea bags and steep 5 minutes. Discard tea bags. Add milk and sugar. Bring tea just to simmer over high heat, whisking until sugar dissolves. Strain chai into teapot and serve hot.

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