Category Archives: Chai Tea

“Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea? How did it exist? I am glad that I was not born before tea!”
- Sydney Smith

Chai’s roots come from the 5,000 year old Indian Science of Ayurveda, healing with food. You’ll find that the ingredients in Chai are used to promote healing and strengthen various parts of the body. Cinnamon strengthens the blood and teeth. Black Pepper stimulates digestion, brings heat, circulation, breaks a sweat, breaks down calcium deposits. Cloves stimulate the appetite. Cardamom opens the nerves, helps digestion. Ginger strengthens the nerves, circulation.
The Black Tea catalyzes the spices. The Milk helps buffer the digestive tract from the spices and relax the muscle system. You don’t need to use a large amount of Black Tea in a pot of Chai.

The magic is in the mix!

Traditional Chai Tea Recipe

By Vegetable | Published: February 27, 2010
Chai is usually made in a pot big enough to hold the finished drink. Consider proportions of approximately 2-3 parts Water to 1 part Milk. (If the guests are honored friends, prestigious, or in need of impressing, use more Milk or even Cream. If you need to make it go around or the “guests” are the family [...]
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Recipe for Homemade Chai Tea

By Vegetable | Published: February 27, 2010
Homemade Chai (same recipe): Obviously, this can be made in a small sauce pan or quart pot. Start the water to boil and add some crushed Cardamoms, say, 3 per cup. Let the color come out and let it boil for a couple minutes, at least. Add the Tea, bags or loose, about a tsp per cup. Don’t add [...]
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Not Quite as Cheating Chai Recipe with Real Ingredients:

By Vegetable | Published: February 27, 2010
Commercial Chai Masala isn’t your thing. Gotta have a REAL HOMEMADE CHAI! Quick Cheat Homemade Chai using Microwave: Fill your mug 2/3 full of Water. Take 1-3 Green Cardamom Pods and crunch them with a mug or chopping knife handle or rolling pin. Just crack ‘em open a touch and maybe crush a few of the little seeds inside. [...]
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Most Cheating Chai with friends:

By Vegetable | Published: February 27, 2010
Chai for 4 or 5. Put a qt/liter of water on the stove to boil. Use a stainless steel pot for best flavor. Add a pinch or 4 of Chai Masala as the water is heating. When it comes to a boil, turn it down to low and add approx 1 tsp of Tea per cup served. For a [...]
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Chai Tea Recipe

By Vegetable | Published: February 27, 2010
Poppy’s Most Cheating Early Morning Can’t Talk Until After the First Cup When He Can’t Even Get It Together First Thing in the Morning For the Love of God Murders Have Happened For Less At This Hour Chai Recipe: FIRST! Please! Don’t try this the very first time after just waking up. Practice a couple of times so [...]
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How to Make Chai Tea

By Vegetable | Published: February 27, 2010
Buy some common Chai Ingredients. Black Tea Get boxed or loose or bags. Go to an Indian/Paki/Eastern Import Grocer. “Tea India” brand is very popular with Chai drinkers from India. “Brooke Bond Red Label” is fantastic and very forgiving if you let it boil away on the stove. “PG Tips” is wonderful bagged tea, much cheaper than the same box at [...]
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Ginger Tea

By Vegetable | Published: February 27, 2010
1/2 cup of fresh ginger root, grated 1/2 gal water Bring water to a boil. Add ginger root and slowly boil for a half hour. Strain and drink with milk, soy milk or almond milk. Great with a little Maple Syrup! Soothes the throat. Warms the insides. Strengthens the nerves.
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Mama’s Chai Tea

By Vegetable | Published: February 27, 2010
4 sticks of Mexican cinnamon – easy to break (1 stick of the hard kind) 1 t (heaping) cardamom pods crushed ½ t black peppercorns 3 whole cloves ¼ # grated fresh ginger root 2 tea bags of jasmine tea ½ gallon of water Place cloves in water and bring to a boil. Add everything but jasmine tea. Continue to softly boil [...]
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