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Where do you go to get chai?
Does anyone have a favorite chai recipe? Over the holidays I plan to experiment with making my own and am seeking advice. I'll use loose black tea, of course Chai to consider (or avoid): Mudd House (1724 M St): Good chai, rich and not too watery, make sure they don't use spoiled soymilk, which happened to me once. Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsNice try, but you left out the very best of all: They also have fantastic coffes, teas and vegan meals. http://www.javagreen.net/ Posted by: Dale Rose at December 23, 2004 2:58 PM Most Indian groceries sell a spice mix called tea masala. This isn't garam masala which is meant for cooking. It's a mix of spices specifically meant to be added to tea. I found a recipe for it just now online at http://coffeetea.about.com/od/hottea/r/masala.htm INGREDIENTS: 4 tsp loose tea, usually black Boil 2 cups of water, then add tea and spices. Boil for another half minute then remove from heat. Let sit for 1 minute. Strain out the spices and serve, with milk and/or sugar. Never made the above myself as I have bought the mix at a grocery. Posted by: mhf at December 23, 2004 6:37 PM Thanks for the recommendations. I tried the recipe above, de-emphasized the cardamom just slightly, since it was so strong, and the chai came out quite well. I steeped the tea and spices a lot longer the second time, with improved results. Then I tried it with freshly ground fennel seed, which was ghastly. Ack. I am never doing that again. Just say "no" to improper fennel seed use. Posted by: snh at December 27, 2004 9:58 PM Check out Natco Spiced Tea on http://www.natco-online.com Its tea bags I know but its the best and most authentic spiced chai (masala chai) I have tried. Hugely popular with the UK Asian communities as it takes all the bother out of making it from scratch. Posted by: Derek Martin at March 12, 2005 10:00 AM theres a great range of chai and other teas at www.theasiancookshop.co.uk/ Posted by: patk at July 14, 2007 11:05 AM Post a comment |
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It's Indian in origin, brewed from plain black tea with a little milk, spiced with cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, maybe some fennel seed, maybe some other things. As dcfud's token vegan, I have my chai with soymilk, which should not have a flavor so strong that it overpowers the others.