2006-07-27 10:25:18 · 9 answers · asked by Alora 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
chai is the hindi word for tea. chai originates from India. here's the recipe for masa chai...
SPICY INDIAN TEA (Masala=spice Chai=tea)
Ingredients:
3 - 4 Tea Spoons/ 4 Teabags of good tea (Darjeeling/Orange Pekoke/Lipton)
A chunk of dry ginger (or fresh ginger if dry isn't handy)
3 - 4 cardmom pods, crushed (See Note below)
3 Cloves
Small piece of cinnamon
A Tsp of SOANP
(I don't know the name. Can be found at Indian grocers. Also indian restaurants keep this for your pleasure after dinner. Looks like cummin seeds)
1 or 2 whole black peppers (optional)
Sugar to taste
Milk (atleast Vitamin D, low fat won't do)
Brewing:
Bring 2 cups of water to boil (microwave or otherwise). Add all the ingredients and boil again for about 15 seconds. Let stand for a minute.
Warm milk in a pot.
Filter tea into cups.
Add milk and sugar. That's IT.
If you don't like to spend much time, mix all the spices and coarsley grind them. Boil water and add tea and a tsp of this ground spices. Rest is as above.
Note: Since cardmom is expensive, I peel them and add the skin to my stock of tea leaves. This gives a distinct aroma. Of course you boil the skin with water.
ENJOY! :)
2006-07-27 20:05:06 · answer #1 · answered by Sanober 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Chai is tea and tea is chai; masala is a spice blend. Masala chai is spiced tea.
Chai (and variations) simply means "tea" in many languages. The root is "cha" from the Chinese. In the US, chai is used as a general term for a sweetened, spiced tea with milk. The correct Indian term for this spiced tea is masala chai. Masala is an Indian word meaning any spice blend.
2006-07-27 10:45:26 · answer #2 · answered by threew01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Masala is a blend of spices. You use this masala to blend with Chai tea to make Chai Masala.
2006-07-27 10:32:03 · answer #3 · answered by suzieq 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To make a million cup of masala chai - a million cardamom pod, opened and overwhelmed a million and a million/4 teaspoon any black tea (or use the masala chai powder) sugar to style 3/4 cup of milk a million/4 cup water Boil the water in a pot. Now upload the tea, sugar and cardamom and boil for a stable a million minute. upload milk and permit boil returned. stress and enjoy. it quite is how chai is made prevalent in India. you will not see an excellent style of spices used on a prevalent foundation.
2016-12-10 15:57:54 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Masala is Indian and Malay cooking style. Chai is a mix of diffrent spices. try Chai Latte <= I hate it. taste weird
2006-07-27 17:27:08 · answer #5 · answered by bulukang 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Masala simply means a blend of different spices.
2006-07-27 10:28:36 · answer #6 · answered by atlantisflicka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chai is another word for tea.masala is basically a blend of spices.in this case the spices include cinamon and cardamom
2006-07-28 10:52:20 · answer #7 · answered by whatever88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chai
2006-07-27 10:37:42 · answer #8 · answered by prick35 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When spices are used like cinnamon, cardamom etc.
2006-07-27 10:28:35 · answer #9 · answered by Sunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋