At 3 am last night, I decided I wanted to make chai. Not because I wanted a cup at that hour, but because I really enjoy the ritual of it. Also, it makes my kitchen smell amazing. I figured I’d put it in the fridge for the next morning, when it would be greatly appreciated.
I’m almost done with this tub of bulk black tea. I don’t like it very much, but it works well enough as a base to blend with. I’m going to try it with a plain Assam next.
This is my current chai recipe, if anyone’s curious:
4 cups water
8 tsp. black tea
1 tsp. vanilla extract
10 cloves
10 cardamom pods (mine might be a bit old, so you might need less)
5 cinnamon sticks (same goes for this)
1 2" piece of ginger root, sliced up
1 tbsp honey
This makes chai concentrate, so it’s best served over a lot of ice and with milk.
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I’ll file this one away…thanks! :)
Sounds very good
Impressive! I suspect that most people accept pre-prepared blends. Your recipe sounds delicious…
I’m going to make this right now…gotta decide what tea to use hmmm
Awesome! I wanna know how it turns out!
It was wonderful! I used extra honey, and threw in a vanilla bean instead of extract and used an Upton Assam. thanks for the recipe!!!
Ooh, it sounds like you did it up right! I really want to try using a bean instead of the extract. Glad you liked it, and no problem! Now you can make your chai exactly the way you want it. :D
I’ll file this one away…thanks! :)
Sounds very good
Impressive! I suspect that most people accept pre-prepared blends. Your recipe sounds delicious…
I’m going to make this right now…gotta decide what tea to use hmmm
Awesome! I wanna know how it turns out!
It was wonderful! I used extra honey, and threw in a vanilla bean instead of extract and used an Upton Assam. thanks for the recipe!!!
Ooh, it sounds like you did it up right! I really want to try using a bean instead of the extract. Glad you liked it, and no problem! Now you can make your chai exactly the way you want it. :D