How to make tea

A lot can happen over a tea and that’s very true. Though today im writing this recipe here but this recipe is for me too especially to refer. After coming back from vacation Im always blank and forget the basic things like what was the ratio of milk and water? How many spoons sugar I used to put?  So yes this recipe is for me too, to be on safer side.

Tea are of made in various ways cardamom tea, ginger tea, masala chai, Kadak chai the base of all these teas are same only the ingredients which goes in it make a whole difference. Today im going to make my familys favourite Cardamom- Ginger chai.

Also later in future will provide the Masala chai’s ingredients. For now lets proceed on How to make tea/ Chai.

This recipe will serve 2 cups.

Ingredients:

1½ cup Milk

½ cup Water

2 tblspn Sugar

1½ tblspn Tea powder

2 nos. Cardamom pods crushed or powder

1” Freshly grated ginger

Method:

  1.   In a pan add milk and water and keep on flame.

  2.   Add sugar, tea powder, cardamom powder and grated ginger. Let it boil nicely for few sec.

  3.   Put off the flame. Strain the chai in another pan. 

  4.   Wash the chai pan with plain water to remove the tea powder. Now pour the chai from some height to another pan. Do this twice.

  5.   Then pour the hot chai in the Teakettle. Now it’s ready to serve with biscuits or fritters.

NOTE:

•         Measurements of milk and water are to be taken from the standard teacup in which you will be serving tea.
•        For diabetic patients do not add sugar. First prepare the tea, pour out the tea for them and then add sugar in the remaining tea and boil in once.
•        Step 4 can be avoided for beginners. This step creates a foam/ Jhag on the tea, which prevents from forming a layer on chai, which many people don’t like. 

So here’s my version of making chai. Share yours too.