Chai Tea

Peaadina

Anyone know where I can buy Chai Tea to make at home?

Thanks!

P:D

Blub2k4

When you say Chai tea, do you mean Masala Chai, the sweet spicy cinnamon tea?
If so I have a recipe somewhere at home from Kurma Dasa the hare krishna chef, I can look it up when I get home.

Peaadina

Yeah that would be brilliant!
Thanks!:D

Blub2k4

I couldn't find my notes last night, I have mailed Kurma and asked for him to forward me the recipe, I'll get back to you.

Blub2k4

I just checked my email and there is already an answer from Kurma

Here is the extract:

kurma

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Hot Spiced Tea (Masala Chai)

Whenever I make this tea at home, I use a naturally caffeine-free tea from
the plant Aspalathus linearis called Rooibos, that is grown on the slopes of
South Africa's Cedarberg mountains. It is available at well-stocked
supermarkets as Rooi tea (pronounced "Roy"). The tea lends itself well to
this version of the ubiquitous spicy chai available all over the Indian
Subcontinent. Serves 4.


4 cups water
one 6cm cinnamon stick
10 green cardamom pods
10 whole cloves
1¼ cups milk
2½ tablespoons sugar, or to taste
6 teaspoons Rooibos tea

Bring to the boil the water, along with the cinnamon, cardamom and cloves,
in a medium saucepan over full heat. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10
minutes.

Add the milk and sugar, return to the boil, drop in the Rooibos tea, remove
from the heat, cover and set aside for 2 minutes.

Strain and serve immediately.

Note: unlike most teas, Rooi tea can be left to draw for long periods then
successfully reheated without any bitterness.
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There you go Peaadina, have a look at http://kurma.net he has a load of very good vegetarian recipes.
He was one of the first tv cooks years ago and lives now in Australia.
He travels around the world giving cookery courses normally at Hare Krishna venues. Just as an aside I am not Hare Krishna myself but wanted to expand my cooking to some good Indian cookery and vegetarian/vegan stuff and got into it through a south african lady in dublin called katayani.

Cheers.

Blue Duck

Or you can buy it in tea bags in most health stores.
I get the clipper organic one and its lovely - smells like christmas!!

Peaadina

Really? Brilliant! any of them in partiular?
Thanks so much!

rsta

ah that masala chai, i loved that tea when i was in india... every morning i wud have a few cups (well sometimes got it in a glass!)

nice one for posting that recipe blub2k4

dudara

Blue Duck wrote:

Or you can buy it in tea bags in most health stores.
I get the clipper organic one and its lovely - smells like christmas!!

Ditto. I have that one also and it's lovely. Just add some warm milk and a little sugar and it's delish

simu

Oh, I must try this... thanks for starting this thread!

foodietwoshoes

There are two ways of making chai. You can infuse the water (or as we do in India, the milk) with whole spices of your choice or you can add to the tea a chai masala (which is a mixture of powdered spices that you can either make at home or buy, although not sure if you get it in Ireland - I get my stock from India). My mom stores a few cardamom pods with her tea bags to delicately perfume her tea. Cardamom, cloves and fennel are my personal favourite. I also add some ginger during winter to warm me up from the inside and give me that cosy feeling.

Edited to add: If you like, I can send you some of my imported chai masala by post. Please send me a PM if you're interested.