Making The Best Masala Chai Drinks At Home

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00:00 Hello there
00:58 CTC vs Whole Leaf Tea
02:22 The Spices You Need
05:51 Making Traditional Masala Chai
09:32 Making A Dirty Chai Latte
12:49 Making A Maple Nitro Chai

[jakob]

3g Ginger
4g Cinnamon
5g Cardamom Seeds
1g Cloves
13g Black Tea
0.7g pepper
15g Sugar
250ml Milk
250ml Water

Boil Water
Reduce heat a little
Add Spices
Add Tea
Add Sugar
Stir & wait 1 Minute
Add Milk
Bring back to boil
Stir & wait 3-4 Minutes
Strain out the drink

Enjoy ^^

[kushasareen]

I'm Indian and this is exactly how my parents and grandparents taught me to make it. It's really wonderful. The only small difference is that I use fresh ginger.

[SloMoMonday]

When there were big gatherings or holiday parties, my grandad would bring the Chai pot. It's like a giant aluminum cauldron that a kid or 2 could easily be cooked in.
He'd put it over a fire pit, fill it with a hose pipe and dump an entire boxes of tea bags and bottles of spices before telling some preteens to watch and stir. Then people would wander by, have a taste and throw in whatever they thought it needed. Few packs of sugar, every kind of milk, some extra spices. And some secret ingredients like yogurt, a pack of biscuits and sliced nuts. It was never the same but never bad either.

[susanheld]

Homemade chai concentrate from whole spices was my husband's quarantine hobby and he still makes at least a few batches every month. I highly recommend getting your partner hooked on a hobby that makes the whole house smell delicious!

[SpiritualReconciliator]

☕I'm Indian, and have lived in India my whole life, this is the best chai video by an American so far. Thank you for not calling it chai latte.
☕We also use roasted pre-made masala powder. We use different combinations of spices for summer( try adding sauf/fennel seeds) and winter(try nutmeg).

[RiSo]

THIS is CHAI in the true sense! I am glad you did it the right way :)

[lunasophia]

I really appreciate you giving details on how to handle the milk for this. I have wanted to make traditional masala chai for a while, but I've been so worried about scalding, even curdling, so I've not tried it. I think I'll give it a shot with the instructions you've provided here. Thank you <3

[IhsanAmin]

Bengali-American here, the variety of chai I usually make is a little simpler: 1 tablespoon of tea and sugar per person, 1 part milk 1 part water, 1 clove and 1 crushed Cardamom. I would try it out if you want something without the strong cinnamon flavor.

[standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

I’m so proud that I was able to direct my Indian PhD candidate friend to the avail in the US ingredients he needed for chai (regular recipe not an option, he learned to cook after his BS degree, not ready for full “from scratch”) to his liking! And introduced him to dirty chai! Other than my choice of coffee, my dirty chai ingredients are spectacular! But you’ll have to pry my medaglia d’oro from my cold dead hands, fancy instant for life!!! (But I buy top top quality black tea & spice blends lol… 🤷‍♀️)

[ykhemani]

Yay chai! Also yay dirty chai! Cardamom has a cooling effect, and lovely for chai in the warmer months. It also has just a lovely flavor. Ginger has a warming effect, and I would use it only in the cooler months. My go-to masala combination for chai is 4-5 cardamom pods (I also use the skin), a pinch of fennel seeds and a tiny piece of cinnamon -- all ground up with a mortar and pestle.

If you like your chai a little sweet, try using shakkar rather than sugar. Shakkar is unrefined sugar. You can add it into the water along with the masala. Also, try adding the tea leaves once the water is starting to simmer so that you don't over extract.

[thetrueglasses]

telugu born in turtle island here - while lots of people in my family will make chai and drink it, i don't like tea so i never drink it. i think south indian filter coffee is way better. it's coffee and chicory (out in the states we just make it with new orleans coffee) with a LOT of milk and a bit of sugar. i love it so much but it's really difficult to find cafes/restaurants that make it here. as a coffee youtuber, it'd be pretty cool if you checked it out! :D

[DrBrangar]

I'm most intrigued by your use of ground spices? The tea leaves, cardamom and cloves are large enough to be easily filtered, but powdered spices are hard to make not gritty in a drink or to get out without a paper filter. I'd usually recommend using fresh ginger crushed, and the cinnamon and pepper to be ground much less.

[pmkansara]

I grew up in India, and Masala Chai was and still is an essential everyday beverage in my family. For past few years, I have been a coffee person, but still enjoy Masala Chai occasionally. Last year, I attempted to make my own version of Latte with Masala Chai flavor. It was similar to the Dirty Chai Latte, but I didn't use tea in it. I just combined the same spices you used plus fennel seeds and Tulsi powder (trust me, they produce amazing aftertaste) to make a syrup. Then layered syrup (around 15g), double espresso (around 36g) and steamed milk. That way, I got traditional Masala Chai like taste but with coffee. May be you should try it too, specially in winter.

[amysears]

The only time I drink milk, is getting a scratch masala chai at the Indian restaurant..so good!! Love the plant based option listed!

[danieljudd]

Great recipe! One of my local Yemen coffee shops uses unsweetened condensed milk for milk as well!

[SirNichosis]

Really good Chai makes you go "oh I kinda get the whole going to war for spices thing"

[MrBestnBest]

A big round of applause for providing all in one type of video. Thank you! 🙏

[ricknicholson]

And done, made an Americano and now ready for your video, not a tea but in the spirit of the channel.

[cryosynth]

I'm also a Chai fanatic. Thanks for your hard work on this video. Very enjoyable!

[micdogg]

I went to India a couple years ago and I got hooked on the chai Masala. Never had anything close to it back in the stats.