Combine the spices and water in a medium saucepan as before except this time leave the milk out.
Making chai tea from scratch.
Dissolve 2 tablespoons 29 6 ml 16 g of mix in 1 cup 240 ml of boiling water to make a mug of tea.
Bring to a boil partially cover pan and simmer about 20 minutes to allow spices to intensify.
A chai latte is brewed similarly to masala chai tea.
Pour the water into a heavy bottomed pan.
The result is a creamy cup of black tea subtly spiced and fragrant with cinnamon black pepper and ginger and just the right amount of sweetness so near perfect that you ll skip the coffee shop chai or the carton and come home to make a pot of this.
To make a quick cup of chai tea carefully pour the boiling water into a large mug.
To make chai from scratch i created my own chai spice blend using a bunch of different spices.
Making it from scratch takes more time but is infinitely more rewarding.
3 tips to make it easy delicious.
If you d like even creamier chai tea use milk or a combination of milk and water.
This homemade chai blend can be used in tea filter bags that can be bought empty and filled with the tea of your choice.
Even in hot weather now that its summertime still make chai mix but now make up a batch a chai tea in pitcher and have it in fridge as iced chai also blend in blender with ice cubes for frozen chai or add to ice cream for milk shake made this up as christmas gifts with a bag a homemade cookies everybody loved it.
Strain and store in a large pitcher in the fridge.
Add the milk or milk substitute and heat through without boiling until hot.
This chai latte gives you complete control over your chai latte experience from the tea and the spices to the sweetener and type of milk.
Use ground spices or grind your spices as indicated above.
I buy black tea from the english tea store or tevana has teas also.
How to brew this homemade chai tea.
Use a basic black tea indian black tea is the best tea to use in a chai latte recipe.
This is probably the most convenient way of making your chai tea when on the go.
This tea will probably become your chai only tea as it is not necessarily the best to drink plain but is absolutely wonderful with milk spices and sugar.
I like tea very much but after drinking homemade chai regular black tea pales in comparison.
Assam tea with its full bodied strong flavor is great since it can hold up to the spices.
To make a chai tea latte follow the recipe above but wait to add the milk until later.
I make enough for about 8 smallish servings in a dutch oven.
Add the spices and tea bags or loose tea placed in a tea infuser or muslin cloth.
It will last me 1 2 days before i have to make more.
I prefer using unbleached filter bags when using these sorts of paper filters.
Pre made however can never compare to freshly brewed masala chai also known as chai tea.
This recipe is a barebone traditionally based version of masala chai including cloves cardamom peppercorns cinnamon and ginger.
Pour chai tea through a strainer into tea cups.
