Indian Milk Tea (chai) #07

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Ha, my favourite drink, and topic! How to make the perfect chai and
then sip (note sip, not drink!) it in peace.  The Perfect Chai:  For
each cup, of chai u need about 4/5 th cup of water, u are going  to
lose some water in evaporation etc.. and u are going to add milk  for
the rest. This measure can be changed to suit your proportion of
tea+milk. Boil the water and then pour it into the tea pot. Now ad  the
tea leaves, I use about 1 teaspoon/cup. Now close the pot, and if  u
want to preserve the heat, close it with a sort of insulating cap u
get for the pot. Now heat some milk separately. The cups can be
pre-heated by rinsing with hot water. After the tea has brewed for
7-10 minutes, pour the tea into the cups through a strainer, add milk
+ sugar.  Modified Chai (doesn't need pot etc..)  Boil the water in a
regular vessel Turn off the gas, add chai and  close the vessel with a
plate so that the steam stays in Other steps  are same  Ginger+Ilaichi
chai:  Cut some pieces of ginger, crush them with a spoon. Add it to
the  water when u boil it. U can also add Ilaichi (cardamom ) to add
flavor.  U can try various types of tea. The best is got by mixing the
so  called dust tea and leaf tea. Dust adds strength, while leaf gives
a  distinctive flavor to it. Try Darjeeling tea, its great.  And
remember tea should never be boiled, it should be brewed.
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