HOME MADE TEA MASALA | CHAI MASALA | HOW TO MAKE MASALA TEA
Homemade Tea Masala or Chai Masala is an aromatic mixture of spices to add to your daily cuppa tea. Use the spice mixture for cakes, cookies, tea breads, latte.
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS FOR CHAI MASALA |TEA MASALA
- 100 g black pepper
- 75 g cinnamon sticks
- 50 g cardamom
- 10 cloves laving
- 100 g dried whole ginger or powder
- 2 nutmegs
- 1-2 pieces mace
INGREDIENTS FOR MASALA CHAI | MASALA TEA
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup milk
- 10-12 fresh mint leaves
- ½ tsp chai masala
- 3-4 tsp sugar
- 2-3 tsp tea leaves
Instructions
PREPARATION OF CHAI MASALA |TEA MASALA
- Dry roast the cinnamon sticks over low heat for 2 minutes. Remember to keep stirring all the time.
- Add cloves and cardamom. Roast for 1-2 minutes.
- Add peppercorns and mace and roast for 1 minute.
- Transfer the roasted spices to a plate or tray. Let the spices cool.
- Grind the roasted spices. If using whole nutmegs, crack them with a pestle and add to the spices to grind.
- Transfer the spice mixture to a mixing bowl.
- Add the ginger and nutmeg powder (if using that) and mix it very well.
- Store the masala in an airtight container.
PREPARATION OF MASALA CHAI | MASALA TEA
- Add 2 cups of water and mint leaves in a saucepan.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Allow it to boil for 2-3 minutes.
- Add tea masala and simmer the mixture for a few seconds.
- Add sugar. Mix. Simmer the mixture for 1 minute.
- Add tea leaves and simmer the mixture for 1 minute.
- Add milk. Allow the tea to become hot.
- Simmer for 1-2 minutes. Masala chai or tea is ready to be served.
- Using a sieve, strain the tea directly into the mugs or a teapot.
Notes
- Use good quality spices.
- Remember to roast them gently, do not burn the whole spices.
- Store in an airtight container to retain the freshness.
- Adjust the amount of spices according to your taste.
- Don't add too much of cloves, nutmeg or pepper as it may make the spice powder to strong and pungent.
- Usually the ratio of water and milk is 1:1. Some use more water like I do. Some less. It all depends on your taste.
- I prefer to use 2 or 3 % milk.
- Adjust the amount of sugar according to your taste. Can replace white sugar with brown sugar, jaggery or any other sugar of your choice.