This Masala Chai Recipe is aromatic, warming, and full of flavor. The perfect drink to heat you up during these winter months.
I love chai. I do. My ex-boyfriends family is from Southern India, the province of Kerala. It is through them that my love of Indian food truly began to flourish. Nothing beats homemade recipes that have been passed down for generations. One of the things I learned is that "chai" in Hindi (an Indo-Aryan language spoken throughout India- as well as other parts of the world) literally translates to tea. Masala Chai is tea that has been infused with incredible spices and flavors. Let's get started.
What do you need for Masala Chai?
All yummy things!
- 10 cardamom pods
- 1.5 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 3 star anise
- 1 cup water
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
- 1 cup milk * Sub in a plant based milk to make this a vegan recipe
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 5 tea bags (black tea is needed. I used decaf but regular is also an option!)
How do you make this Masala Chai recipe?
This is a one pot recipe. My fave!
- Take all of your spices and place them into a heavy pot. Add your milk, water, and tea bags.
- Now, I find it best to leave this on a medium heat. I do not want it to boil immediately due to the milks potential to spill over if I am away from the pot for a couple of minutes. As the liquid heats up, your tea will begin to flavor the water and milk. Stir it around and occasionally press the tea bags on the side of the pot to make sure you are extracting their full flavor.
- The tea should steep for around 10-20 minutes depending on how high you have your setting. Get a strainer out and pour the masala chai through that. This will catch the tea bags and all of your spices you have swimming in there. Serve immediately!
Why should you make this Masala Chai recipe?
It is the perfect digestif to any meal and during these colder winter months, we all want to curl up with something warm. It does not get better than this.
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Masala Chai Recipe
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
Description
This Masala Chai Recipe is a perfect combination of flavors and spices. Perfect for these cold months. Make it today!
Ingredients
- 10 cardamom pods
- 1.5 tsp black peppercorns
- 3 star anise
- 10 cup water
- ¼ tsp ginger
- 1 cup milk
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 5 tea bags (black tea is needed. I used decaf but regular is also an option!)
Instructions
- Take all of your spices and place them into a heavy pot. Add your milk, water, and tea bags.
- Now, I find it best to leave this on a medium heat. I do not want it to boil immediately due to the milk's potential to spill over if I am away from the pot for a couple of minutes. As the liquid heats up, your tea will begin to flavor the water and milk. Stir it around and occasionally press the tea bags on the side of the pot to make sure you are extracting their full flavor.
- The tea should steep for around 10-20 minutes depending on how high you have your setting. Get a strainer out and pour the masala chai through that. This will catch the tea bags and all of your spices you have swimming in there. Serve immediately!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Calories: 354
- Sugar: 36
- Sodium: 111
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Carbohydrates: 63
- Fiber: 13
- Protein: 12
- Cholesterol: 29
Dianna Wilson says
Love chai! This looks and sounds wonderful. Going to make it!
siftrva says
You won't regret it