Unlock the Secret: What Makes Your Chai Perfect?
March 02, 2024 by Golden Tips Teas India
Tags: Masala Chai

Indulge in the aromatic journey of creating the perfect cup of India's beloved masala chai. In this blog, we'll unveil the art and science behind crafting a cup that warms the soul. But that's not all – we're turning it into a celebration of diversity with our Chai Tales Contest. Share your unique chai recipe, and stand a chance to win exclusive Masala Chai India's Authentic Spiced Tea. Let's dive into the world of spices, flavors, and the heartwarming tradition of chai-making..

The Essence of Masala Chai

Discover the soul-soothing blend of black tea and a medley of spices that defines masala chai. From cardamom's sweet warmth to the kick of ginger and the earthy notes of cloves and cinnamon, each spice contributes to the symphony of flavors. Uncover the rich history of masala chai in India, where every sip tells a story.

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Chai Tales Contest

Celebrate the rich tapestry of chai-making traditions worldwide! Join our Chai Tales Contest and contribute your unique chai recipe using a straightforward form. Let us illuminate the diverse chai customs from every corner of the globe. The most outstanding recipes will be selected as winners, and we'll share our signature Masala Chai as delightful gifts. Your winning recipe will be featured on our website and highlighted across our social media platforms. Embrace the global chai journey with us!

Winner

Vanessa Noel Francis

Thane

4/29/2024

Mint Ginger Tea Recipe

  • 3 cups water
  • 1/2 inch ginger, crushed
  • 3 green cardamom pods
  • 4 stalks of pudina leaves and stem
  • 7 teaspoons sugar (adjust according to taste)
  • 3 teaspoons tea powder
  • Instructions:

  • Boil the water and add crushed ginger, green cardamom, and pudina leaves and stem.
  • Once the water color changes, add sugar and simmer for 3 minutes.
  • Then add tea powder and allow it to brew.
  • Finally, relish with milk or plain black tea with lime for weight loss. You can substitute sugar with honey and lime for weight loss.

Jayanti Mitra

Kolkata

4/26/2024

Recipe

Srinivas prabu R

Chennai

4/15/2024

Ginger Lemon Tea Recipe

  • Take a cup of water and bring it to a boil.
  • Once boiling, add two peeled cardamom pods and crushed ginger to the water. Cover the pan and let it boil for 2 minutes.
  • Add two tablespoons of tea powder to the boiling water and allow it to boil for another minute.
  • Filter the mixture and add a spoon of jaggery powder.
  • Finally, add a few drops of lemon juice.
  • Serve the soul-stirring Ginger Lemon Tea hot.
  • By R. Srinivas Prabu

Belaben Dilipbhai shah

Ahmedabad

3/23/2024

Tea Recipe

Avanthika Nagalakshmi

Coimbatore

3/2/2024

Guava Leaf Chai Recipe

    Description: Guava Leaf Chai is a refreshing drink made by boiling guava leaves in water. It has a unique flavor with several health benefits including enhanced immunity, improved digestion, heart health promotion, and potential aid in weight loss.

    Preparation time: 2 minutes

    Cook time: 6 minutes

    Serves: 1

    Ingredients:

  • Water – 1 cup
  • Fresh Guava leaves – 3
  • Tea leaves (CTC dust tea) – ½ tsp
  • Cinnamon – small stick
  • Cardamom - 1
  • Ginger – small piece
  • Lemon – few drops
  • Honey – 1 tsp
  • Ingredients:

  • Clean and wash the guava leaves.
  • Bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Add the guava leaves, ginger, cinnamon, and cardamom and allow them to simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Add the tea leaves to boiling water. Let it boil for a minute.
  • Strain the leaves.
  • Add honey and squeeze a few drops of lemon. Mix well.
  • Serve hot.

NEENA BANSAL

Patiala

2/26/2024

Recipe

    An immunity booster Tea To make 2 cup , take 3 cup water , 1 bay leaf 🍁 2 cardamoms , 4 cloves , 6 peppercorns , half tsp turmeric ,1 cinnamon stick , 1tsp carrom seeds , few basil 🌿 leaves , a piece of ginger , a piece of Jaggery. Reduce till remains 2 cups . Sieve and drink slowly ☕️

NASRIN BEGAM

Kolkata

2/23/2024

GingerJaggery Tea

  • Bring 2 cups of water, 1 cup of milk, small piece of crushed ginger to a simmer in a saucepan on the stove.
  • Reduce heat and add in black tea to brew.
  • Strain the tea into a mug and stir 1 teaspoon of jaggery to sweeten it.
  • Now conquer the world with every sip of warm ginger tea.

ANSHUL RATURI

Dehradun, Uttarakhand

2/23/2024

Recipe

REEMA GUPTA GARG

Noida

2/24/2024

चाय के लिए:

  • 1/2 कप दूध (मलाई रहित दूध नहीं )
  • 1/2 कप पानी
  • 1 से 2 चम्मच. चीनी, या आपका पसंदीदा स्वीटनर
  • 1 चम्मच। ढीली चाय की पत्तियाँ
  • 1/8 से 1/4 छोटा चम्मच। आपकी पसंद के मसाले के आधार पर चाय मसाला चाय मसाला के लिए:
  • 160 ग्राम. साबुत काली मिर्च (या बारीक पिसी हुई, समान वजन। मात्रा: 1 कप + 7 बड़े चम्मच)
  • 125 ग्राम. साबुत सूखा अदरक या अदरक पाउडर (मात्रा: 1 कप + 8 बड़े चम्मच)
  • 50 ग्राम। दालचीनी की छड़ें (या बारीक पिसी हुई, समान वजन। मात्रा: 1/4 कप + 2 1/2 बड़े चम्मच)
  • 50 ग्राम। साबुत इलायची के बीज (या बारीक पिसे हुए, समान वजन। मात्रा: 1/2 कप + 1/2 बड़ा चम्मच)
  • 5 ग्राम साबुत लौंग (या बारीक पिसी हुई, समान वजन। मात्रा: 1 बड़ा चम्मच)
  • 5 ग्राम जायफल (या बारीक पिसा हुआ, समान वजन। मात्रा: 1 बड़ा चम्मच)
  • दिशा-निर्देश चाय के लिए: सभी सामग्रियों को एक (अधिमानतः टोंटीदार) सॉस पैन में डालें । मध्यम आंच पर रखें. दूध की परिधि के चारों ओर छोटे बुलबुले दिखाई देने तक गर्म होने दें। दूध को जलने से बचाने के लिए, चाय को तले से खुरचते हुए हिलाएँ। जब दूध में उबाल आ जाए तो आंच बंद कर दें और अच्छी तरह हिलाएं. एक बार फिर उबाल लें, आंच बंद कर दें और अच्छी तरह हिलाएं। कुछ मिनट तक ऐसे ही रहने दें। सावधानी से छानकर एक कप में डालें और परोसें।

All Participants Recipes

Krishna Bhattacharya

Kolkata

5/29/2024

Malai Chai (Tea)

    Milk 500 ml liquid, Tea leaves 3 teaspoons / large grains - 2 teaspoons, Sugar-2 tsp or as desired, Water - 2 cups, Servings - 2 cups. Method - Malai- First boil milk in a saucepan for 20 minutes on low heat. When the milk reduces and becomes a little thick, it should be taken down. Then it should be cooled. Now take the syrup or malai from the top with a spoon and put it in a bowl. Tea made - Now take 2 cups of water in another pot and when the water boils, add tea leaves, wait for it to release a little thick color, when the liquor becomes a beautiful red color, then take it down. Now put sugar on the foot you will drink tea, then pour tea and then add milk Add half a cup of tea and half milk, then gently mix 1 spoonful or add milk and shake it a little. Malai tea is done.

Ritwi Rai Dutta

Kolkata.

5/21/2024

Recipe

    For 2 Cups of tea. Bring some fresh water and boil and add a dash of Buffalo Milk. Thicken the mixture a bit so that the MALAI on top appears. Then add Golden Tips CTC tea to it and add a pinch of shahi garam masal and few fresh Holy Basil leaves to it. Brew it for 5 mins. Voila! Your Masala Chai is ready.

  • Serve with topping of 2 drops lemon for taste.

Anjali Shrivastava

Jamshedpur, jharkhand

5/29/2024

Malai Chai (Tea)

    Water boiling after put some ginger, dalchini powder, elachipoder,honey according to test, one spoon tea.trun it in cup and mix milk or milk powder. Enjoy the helthy and testy tea.

Harshada pathak

Thane

5/4/2024

Recipe

  • Heat 1 cup of water.
  • Add 2 spoons of sugar and 1 spoon of tea powder.
  • Add half an inch of ginger piece and a pinch of elaichi powder.
  • Boil the mixture.
  • Add milk accordingly.
  • Your energy drink, i.e., tea, is ready to serve.

Krishna Kamal Dey

Halishahar

5/3/2024

Masala Chai

  • Mix milk and water (225 ml) and bring to a boil.
  • Add 2 teaspoons (approximately 2 grams) of Masala Chai.
  • Let it steep for 4-5 minutes.
  • Add sugar as per requirement.
  • Serve the Masala Chai hot.

Sharon Coelho

Mumbai

4/30/2024

Recipe

    I love preparing orange tea. It's mild , subtle and full of orangey flavour. For the recipe you boil water and then add thick orange slices alongwith a small stick of cinnamon, little tea powder(half tsp) and sugar to taste. Let it come to a roaring boil and immediately switch off the flame. Strain it with pressing the ingredients in the strainer or else it will taste bitter. Enjoyy this flavourful orange infused tea

Subhashree panda

Berhampur,odisha

4/29/2024

Masala Chai

    Boil the water and put some mint leaves then tea leaves mix with milk and sugar.....wahhhh what a mint tea...mind fresh with a mouth freshner

Vanessa Noel Francis

Thane

4/29/2024

Recipe

  • Boil 3 cups of water.
  • Add half-inch crushed ginger, 3 green cardamom pieces, and 4 stalks of pudina (mint) leaves and stems.
  • Once the water changes color, add 7 teaspoons of sugar (adjust to your taste) and let it boil for 3 minutes.
  • Add 3 teaspoons of tea powder.
  • Finally, relish with milk or enjoy as plain black tea with lime for weight loss.
  • You can substitute sugar with honey and lime for weight loss.

Kamaldeep Kamboj

Patiala, Punjab

4/28/2024

Make Masala Lemon Tea

  • Take 1 cup of water in a pan.
  • Add 1/2 teaspoon of chai patti (tea leaves).
  • Add a small piece of crushed ginger.
  • Add a pinch of cinnamon powder.
  • Add 1 crushed cardamom.
  • Add 1 crushed clove.
  • Boil it for 3-4 minutes.
  • Add lemon grass.
  • Boil for another 2 minutes.
  • Take a cup and sieve the tea.
  • Add the juice of a small lemon.
  • Add 1 spoon of honey.
  • Stir it.
  • Your masala lemon tea is ready.

Asha Panchal

Ahmedabad

4/25/2024

Recipe

  • Take 2 cups of milk and half a cup of water in a pan.
  • Add your best chai masala.
  • Bring to a boil and simmer for a few minutes.
  • Enjoy your chai masala any time! ❤

Raju Balasubramanian

Chennai

4/17/2024

Make Sugar Tea Paste

  • Mix sugar and tea powder in a vessel.
  • Heat it on a slow flame until it forms a paste-like consistency.
  • Add milk to the mixture.
  • Filter it properly.
  • The taste will be fine.

Kaushik Dhang

Howrah

4/13/2024

Make Ginger Peppercorn Tea

  • Boil two or three cups of water in a vessel.
  • Crush a little ginger and add it to the boiling water.
  • Add a little peppercorn, sugar, and some hajmola.
  • Boil for ten minutes.
  • Turn off the gas and add tea leaves.
  • After two minutes, strain the tea.
  • Serve hot.

Tasneem khozem pothiwala

Mumbai

3/23/2024

Make Aromatic Tea Kahwa

  • Take 1 teaspoon of tea powder.
  • Add a few strands of saffron.
  • Add grated almonds and grated walnuts.
  • Put in a teaspoon of honey.
  • Add a few drops of lemon.
  • Brew it on low flame until you feel the aroma in the air.
  • It's ready to serve fresh.
  • It's very refreshing during winters and all year round, especially after a tiring day.
  • Prefer to serve with dates.

Pratibha Kumari

Bangalore

3/23/2024

Make Masala Chai

  • On a mortar and pestle, take 1 piece of ginger, 1 cardamom, 2 cloves, 3 to 4 black peppercorns, and a few tulsi leaves. Pound them together.
  • In a saucepan, boil one cup of water.
  • Once the water starts to boil, add the pounded masala mixture and let it brew for 2 minutes.
  • Add 2 teaspoons of tea leaves and let it brew for another 2 minutes.
  • Add 1 cup of hot milk and let it brew for another 4 to 5 minutes.
  • Add sugar to taste and let it boil for another 1 or 2 minutes.
  • Switch off the flame.
  • Strain and enjoy your hot cup of tea along with some evening snacks.
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