The perfect cuppa chai...
Servings 1
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 heaped tbsp milk powder refer notes
- A fat pinch of cardamom powder or 1 cardamom crushed
- A dash of dry ginger powder optional
- 1/2 tbsp tea powder
- 1 tbsp sugar to taste
Instructions
- Mix ingredients from water to dry ginger powder, if using, in your saucepan.
- Keep it on medium flame and as it starts becoming hot, add the tea powder.
- Once it starts boiling, check if it as per your required strength. If not, then keep it on low flame and continue boiling till the desired strength is reached.
- Switch off the flame and mix in the sugar.
- Now pour half into a glass and pour it back. This will ensure proper mixing.
- Finally, pour into your mug using a lifted sieve to get those bubbles on the top. Actually pouring it from a height gives it kind of a different flavor. I guess you have to try it to know it!!! :)
- Enjoy hot!
Notes
If you don't like milk powder, no worries! Substitute with 2/3 cup full fat/ UHT milk + 1/3 cup water. Somehow, tea made in low fat milk does not taste that nice - personal opinion!!!!
You can make the tea plain without any of the spices.
You can use tea bags, but it will not give you the extra strength. If you want lighter milk tea, one tea bag should be more than sufficient.
On a personal note, I prefer Eastea or Kannan Devan tea for preparation. Once you get used to the hang of drinking tea, each tea powder will have its difference. It's just like having Bru or Nescafe, though it takes time to be evident!
You can make the tea plain without any of the spices.
You can use tea bags, but it will not give you the extra strength. If you want lighter milk tea, one tea bag should be more than sufficient.
On a personal note, I prefer Eastea or Kannan Devan tea for preparation. Once you get used to the hang of drinking tea, each tea powder will have its difference. It's just like having Bru or Nescafe, though it takes time to be evident!