This Chai Spices blend makes a perfectly flavored black tea. A delicious assembly of spices including ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and more come together to create a sweet, fragrant beverage undoubtedly beloved on the Indian subcontinent.
Chai, a sweetened and spiced tea drink, can trace it origins back thousands of years. In a royal court at least 5,000 years ago, a king requested an Ayurvedic beverage with healing properties. Of course, court practitioners obliged. Hence, chai was born!
Throughout the intervening centuries, recipes for this milk tea evolved throughout Asia with myriad regional variations. While of course the original recipe was likely far removed from our understanding of chai today, the spirit of comfort and healing remains.
This Chai Spices blend contains:
Ginger
Cinnamon
Green cardamom
Black pepper
Cloves
Allspice
To prepare, boil 1/2 cup of water in a heavy pot and add chai spices blend (more or less, depending on taste). When it comes to a boil, add black tea leaves. Turn down heat to low, and let steep for 2 minutes. Next, add milk and aerate the chai by double boiling. To do so, increase the heat to high, let the pot almost boil over, and then quickly remove from the heat. Repeat. Reduce heat and simmer another 5 minutes until smooth and creamy. Strain and add sugar to taste.
I had no idea how delicious tea could be! This mix + black tea leaves = best tea EVER.
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Sierra Watson
I really loved this mix. It was easy to make a delicious chai that reminded me of traveling in Goa. Five stars!
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Kevin Phillips
Would buy again.
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Swathi R
This makes a traditional chai with the complex flavors you would expect. I will be giving this as a gift in the future!
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Samuel John
This was my favorite mix in my Taste of India box. I love an authentic South Asian chai, and this is a great way to get that flavor without having to find/measure/blend the spices yourself. Great product!
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