As a non-Indian I got so impressed by your drawers for spices! I used to live in a university dorm with an Indian girl, and she made me some chai for the first time (fun fact: we, russians also call tea "chai"), we cooked for eachother our local dishes and it was super fun. I found your video, because I got nostalgic of my student days. I still remember the day she moved in our room and started unpacking, and I was so surprised of her taking out a huge box of different spices, which probably took 1/4th of her luggage😄I'm happy that now we can cook almost any meal by learning from real representatives of their culture
For the plants, I never want to cut them either but I take the cuts, sit them in water, let them grow roots and put back into the pot for a fuller looking plant. Thanks for the tea tutorial!
I am so jealous of your spice drawers! In fact, I sent this to my husband as a hint. I would love a "tour" of your spice drawer, maybe as the framework for a series of recipes explaining how Indian cooking uses spices.
Thank you SO much for this teaching! I am just sitting down to my very first cup - ohh it tastes divine and my house smells so very delicious and and cannot stop smiling 🥰
My mum always makes masala saa for us when we're sick. A bonus is when boiling the tea, the entire house fills with the aroma of spices. It's so comforting especially on an autumn/winter's day :)
I drank buckets of masala chai when my husband and I visited India, it was fantastic!! Coming back home I bought many brands of concentrates, some are quite good, but find that they’re all entirely too sweet. I love your recipe and that I can control the sugar amount!
Yes! I was just there for a month and had masala chai delivered to my suite 3 times a day! It actually solved some GI problems I was having. I LOVE INDIA!!!
I love the Parsi style with lemon grass and mint leaves. I usually do it like you with the cardamom and ginger, but now I throw in a couple fresh mint leaves too. Absolute game changer imo!
Cut your long plant to the left of your stove and put the cut bit in water. When the roots form you can plant it in the same pot with the Mama plant to make it nice and full. Love this chai recipe, thank you!
I love the base layers you're including. We definitely add 3 peppercorns (match the clove content for warmth) and I crush about a quarter or half stick of cinnamon. Otherwise, we pretty much have an identical recipe and method. Always let people sweeten their chai to their preference. Love it!
WOW! This is identical to how my mom makes it who in my opinion makes the BEST tea in the world :). We recently switched from using dairy to oatly's oat milk for health reasons and now prefer it with oat milk. Fantastic video and explanation!
I'm going to try it your mum's way too-- with the use of oat milk as well. Thanks Akshaya! If it's good enough for your mum, it's good enough for me. 😄
Oh, I've been thinking of switching to oat Mike because of my lactose issues. Nice to know the favors still work for people using other milks. Will give it a try soon!
Oatly is my favorite but the best alternatives are also 365 oatmilk and Elmshurst oatmilk in my opinion. I do not like any other brand I've tried so far.
Chopping the plants actually will help them send up new growth. Chop it, stick it in water until it grows new roots and then plant it back in the same pot. It will be much fuller and happier 🥰 Thanks for the Chai tutorial 💕💯
I lived in Assam for a few years and made it this way with cinnamon added. For a while I've been using ginger powder as a shortcut. You inspired me to use fresh ginger again and it makes a world of difference. Thanks, Chetna!☕️💕
I've been drinking chai with the same ingredients you used for years but following your method was a game changer. Just by changing the steps, boiling the spices first made one of the best chai I've ever made and had. WOW...never going back to any other method, found my cooking channel on TH-cam. Keep doing these awesome videos Chetna. ❤️❤️🙏
Oh my God! I have been making "Chai" for over 10 years and not until now did I learn I was making it wrong! It was so much richer and better when I followed your instruction! And I didn't burn any milk in the process! Thank you!
Today, I tried your Masala Chai recipe in the morning, and I was truly blown away by the taste of it. I tasted many other "exotic" recipes from internet for this delicacy but didn't get good results. Yours one was simple yet delicious. The chai actually tasted like chai because of the lesser amount of milk and hard liquor, not like some milkshake. Thanks 🎉
I’ve recently discovered chai. As a cardamom lover…it is amazing. I’ve really dived into tea recently I’ve completely gave up all the store made stuff. I’m glad I didn’t ruin the process on how to make it. I carry a thermos of it to work with me everyday
I’m incredibly jealous of your spice drawers!! That gets added to my must-have list for my dream kitchen 😊 Thank you for this chai masterclass.. very helpful!
I had proper chai made for me many moons ago and have never tasted anything so delicious since. Now I know how to make it so will treat myself tomorrow. Thank you for sharing x
I Alway's do my tea with just milk, i pour milk in a mug, and microwave it for 3mins, then get a toothpick to remove the skin on top, then add my teabag/sugar and a bit of nutmeg and Cinamon :) Thanks for the recipe i never had a tea like that and will try it. cheers from Australia 😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thank you SO much! I've been drinking chai consistently for years now but have always been intimidated and intrigued to make it on my own. Something about using whole spices always seems like it requires a lot of skill - but this combined with a desi friend giving me his recommendations made it so much more approachable. I visited my local indian grocery store to get the whole spices (The spices were so much cheaper compared to at American grocery stores and so much more bang for your buck it's crazy) & ended up using whole peppercorns that I mashed with a makeshift mortar and pestle (a ceramic bowl and spoon handle), black cardamom, half a cinnamon stick & a few cloves. So happy I can finally stop buying chai concentrate and keep experimenting with making my own (-: Hopefully this helps any one who also has been apprehensive to make it from scratch
Thank you Dear Chetna! My husband is Pakistani and I have been making chai exactly like you (same spices and not mixing milk until water boils) but it's always hit or miss. Sometimes I achieve great depth of flavor and other times it's flat. You've shown me what I may be doing wrong! I'm trying your techniques this afternoon! Thank you again!
Was absolutely delicious! I tweaked the recipe and did one cup of water and kept the same measurements for the spices. After drinking this I probably wont be able to go back to chai concentrate.
I've been making your masala chai for a long time now! I add black cardamom, black pepper, cinnamon and extra ginger. I used to make it with sugar and then gradually lessend the sugar until I could drink it sugar free! Absolutely love it. Thank you for your recipes ☺
So glad you pointed out that "chai tea" is tortology. Like "naan bread"! And hey, as others have said, just keep trimming the plants, leaving them in water to root or adding them straight to the pots - the cuttings will root. Best wishes from Australia
I love learning about other cultures! Thank you so much ! I’m a fool and tried to make Chi like “normal” tea. Just hot water and let it steep. I thought, I’m CERTAIN this is just too bitter. So I decided to learn from the source how to enjoy this. Thank you! It is on the stove now and I am eager to try this delight!
Wonderful video thank you so much for sharing and God bless. I am the daughter of a Mexican mom and an American white man and married to a Nigerian and I have some Indian spices here and now can make a proper chai. What a blessing to learn from other cultures.
Hello from Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 OMG…the spice drawers!!!! My dream! ❤😊 My mom usually adds black pepper, star anise, cinnamon stick, and cinnamon bark sometimes… Indian chai feeds my soul like no other hot drink in the world…😊😊 Lol - I’m always correcting people on the “chai tea” thing too! 😅
@@emmabrunson977 cinnamon sticks is what you typically see at stores, you can get cinnamon bark, which looks like tree bark almost, it still has the same cinnamony flavour but slightly different...I believe there are many varieties depending on where it is grown. Cinnamon bark is found at most East Asian grocery stores.
Hi, looks amazing, will try! Have had chai, in a restaurant, was a bit too sweet and asked the server to add less sugar. He said they used sweetened condensed milk and was unable to adjust the sweetness. Have you heard of using sweetened condensed milk to make chai? Thanks!
About your plants; they thrive on being cut back. An alternative is 'pinning' them up, so the 'branches' flourish and grow outward. The one that you say you've cut back numerous times is looking a little 'leggy' and might benefit from either a larger container and fresh soil, or much more sunlight and less frequent waterings. Or a hardy trimming. 🙂 Going to drink some Chai, now❣️ Thx❣️
I learned how to make chai from my roomate who learned from her sister in law Savitri (fantastic cook). Savitri made it with cinnamon as well. I am keen to try your recipe, looks divine! Chai with samosa or onion & chili pakoli great snack!
Tahnk you for the video!! Also, respectufully chop your plants lady! ^^ they'll love it! or speciffically for the last one, the pothos, you can simply fold back the steam with a nod or 2 into the soil and they will grow new roots out of it! bigger and stronger leafs ahead! Thoses plants are made be be taken care of "willdly". You can cut an recut, put steams with some leafs in water for couple of weeks to grow new plant etc etc makes them grow larger rather that too long (sorry if there's any mistake, french island person here ^^)
I tried it and i love it. I used to buy the already mixed form, from the supermarket in abuja about 7yrs ago and they just disappeared, i am taking this after 7yrs of craving, didnt know i could make this, with the stash of indian spices i have athome P.s my sister had an indian friend 10yrs ago who introduced us to indian spices and thats all i ever buy now... love their aroma
In the summer, I made a very strong chai (without the milk), kept it in the fridge and when I wanted something refreshing, I put some in a tumbler and added coconut milk. I know it’s not proper masala chai, but it was great in the hot weather
Wow! That’s a GREAT IDEA ❣️. Especially since I don’t have milk in the fridge all the time. I always have a can of coconut milk and it even adds another wonderful flavor!👏👏👏👏
I tried to make chai after seeing your video. After i taste it, it was soo good! but i feel familiar with the taste. Its a lil bit like "bandrek" in my country (indonesia). maybe because the taste of tea that i use is not strong. In my country, we use ginger, cloves, cinnamon, pandan leaves, brown sugar, a lil bit of salt and boiled in water. We didnt use tea or milk. I love both!🥰
How perfect, I start my day x with this, if I'm feeling sick, I soon feel better after my delicious, spiced tea my favourite lychee, the green ones x thank you
This is great, thanks! You’ve inspired me to have a proper go w whole spices & my pestle & mortar (which I never use 😅) but I also make a lazy caffeine-free version w rooibos or dandelion tea, almond milk, & ground spices - often cloves, cinnamon & turmeric. Today you inspired me to add ground cardamom & ginger!
Hehehe! Thank you! "...chai means tea!" So happy you pointed this out. My sweetie points this out regularly...every time we see or hear it. I LOVE that you brought this up. Hahaha...and...I was wondering when or if you were going to add sugar. You are lovely. Thank you for bringing me a smile today. I would love to perfect a nice masala chai for friends, family and my sweetie. this is great guidance.
Masala Chai 🎉is one of my Absolute favorites and I Love making it at Home. Thank you for sharing your kindness and time with us in making your Masala Chai today. You're Amazing 🎉❤🎉
Thank you Chetna. I'm experimenting with warming comfort foods this coming autumn and winter here in England and have never made this kind of chai at home, for shame! I will follow your recipe and when feeling bold, also tackle the recipe I have for homemade crumpets. Much exciting but simple activity in my home this winter! 😊🍵
I have a nice spice collection (not so many as you) but there was no cardamom. It arrived today and tonight I have made a decaf Chai according to your instructing. It really is delicious
I usually boil water with fresh few pieces of ginger, clove and cinnamon and leave the pan on the stove so whenever I want chai all I have to do is heat it up with tea bag and add milk. Quick cup of tea. Just an idea🙂
Great demo on how to make Masala chai. I make Masala chai every day. Almost the same recipe, just a few changes. 1. I grate my ginger and let that boil first, then add the other 2 spices 2. I also powder clove and cardamom, instead of them being whole. Grinding these 2 spices makes it even more pronounced in the final product. Some may not prefer these pronounced spices, if that is the case, you can definitely add it like what Chetna shows here. 3. Definitely add sugar. Awesome video, thanks Chetna.
Thank you for the recipe. I love masala chai & drink it more during winter months. I would like to ask the kind of loose tea you used. You have not specified. I want to make some soon. Thank you
You can use any loose tea you like, I sometimes bring a pack back from India, sometimes I use pgtips loose tea and sometimes twinnings everyday tea bags
I love spice, and I just got a chance to taste a masala chai for the first time few days ago. And I love it. After watching this video, I'll definitely making this drink as one of my favourite drink to make at home.
@@FoodwithChetna some restaurants near me have gotten so used to English speakers doubling the name, that when one orders masala chai, they look confused and ask “chai tea?”
For me it's the same when someone says hot water heater. If the water is already hot it dont need to be heated . It's a water heater. Anyway I digress. I first had chai when I was deployed to Iraq the first few timeS and have loved it ever since. Those Iraqis made some really good chai! I'd love to try your way.
Thank you so much for your knowledge! When you added 2 tablespoons of tea to the boiled water mixture…was it black tea? I love chai and am looking forward to trying your recipe.
You can always wrap the philodendron around the pot to get it out of your way. The other plant that hangs down is beautiful. What kind is it? Perhaps you could prop it up somehow with a stick, string or wooden spoon. Thank you for the video of the chai tea. I’m going to try it soon.
I adore masala chai. When I was in India a few years back I drank it by the bucketful but I had to remember to ask to make it without sugar as I really do not like sweet hot drinks. I will try your version as well.
I made it today here in Texas! I will stop saying chai tea! I now will say I ❤️ masala tea!🍵 I did add some cinnamon, peppercorn, & monk fruit for sugar free sweetener. I love the smell & taste! I made 2 cups: one for today and one for tomorrow. I stored the other cup in the fridge to reheat! Thank you!
Thanks for making it easy to understand on making Chai…and it doesnt have to be that complicated. So i was right on my first chai…using only ginger and cinnamon…and now that i found your channel… i can used only what’s spices i want…i love cardamons for sweet cooking….or nutmeg or cinnamom.
Haven't been drinking tea or coffee for a long time. But this is such an inspiring video that made me decide to have a cup of masala chai this evening. Thanks so much!
i've been working on creating a chai that works for me! i love reading and watching about it, it's so cool and i always learn something!! i put it in a thermos and it still hurts after leaving it open for like 90 minutes lol ! it's so cozy
You made me smile-as I was drooling over your lovely spice center, you had to start searching for what you needed! I have such an assortment of spices I can't keep them in 1 location either. But yours are still organized much more neatly than I can organize mine. Thanks for the chai primer. And now I get it why some chai tea I liked & some I didn't.
@@calartian85 I am so giggling! I hadn't thought of that, but if it's like my house it's absolutely true. I spent some time this morning addressing that very challenge! Decanting some things into smaller jars & trying to figure out where to tuck the rest away! Thank you for giving me a smile today, Gid bless
I went to India so many times. Your historical sites are great! I love Masala chai and never forget to ask for this special tea everyday during my trip to India. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
You are so amazing - thank you for making these recipes so approachable. I am a piano teacher, & my clients often make me the most delicious masala chai. I am a loyal & fussy coffee drinker, but this is the most delicious & comforting beverage. I love it! Thank you!
Thank you so much Maam for this lovely recipe of masala chai. I'm having a cold and so I made this tea and it tastes lovely. I can feel the warmth spread throughout my body. I'm enjoying the tea with my mom and she loves it too. You've shown me how simple the recipe is. Thank you again. 🙏💕
I like the recipe and omg fell in love with how organized you are with the spices. I think I’ll do the same in my kitchen now :) also love your hair style too
Thank you for this video. The reason your plants keep coming down because that’s where the lights are. It’s also why there aren’t many leaves. The stem keeps growing with only a few leaves because it’s trying to reach the light. You’ll have more leaves and be more full if it’s kept under/by direct light.
Thank you so much for this Chetna! I know you are Indian, but I had a Pakistani friend growing up who made me chai a few times and I’ve never forgotten how wonderful it was. I know there are many versions of chai, but I’ve started making it using this recipe and adding a cinnamon stick for my boyfriend and I and it is hands down our favorite tea, let alone day-time drink. I just keep coming back to it and it’s wonderful :) the most comforting, homey flavors that somehow seem to go well with every season. On top of it tasting great, it reminds of that friendship growing up as well. Thankful that the internet exists for things like this ❤
I grew up speaking Swahili (we call it chai) and I don't find 'chai tea' annoying. It's just what you guys learnt to call it. + it removes any ambiguity.
I've found that I prefer to make the tea without milk and add the milk and sugar to it once in the cup. Also, if you run the cardamom and peppercorns through a coarse spice grinder, you get a lot more flavor out of them that way.
My wife and I recently found an India store with a wonderful proprietor he knew everything about every item in his store. When he found out I knew what I was talking about with masala he got excited and shared some of his personal chai he had brought from home. It was the best I ever had and he shared his recipe with us. We bought the ingredients and are making it at home. So good my favorite hot drink. I like the tea from the foothills of the Himalayas the best. I think packaged tea is bitter. I have subscribed and will be trying some of your dishes.
As a non-Indian I got so impressed by your drawers for spices!
I used to live in a university dorm with an Indian girl, and she made me some chai for the first time (fun fact: we, russians also call tea "chai"), we cooked for eachother our local dishes and it was super fun. I found your video, because I got nostalgic of my student days. I still remember the day she moved in our room and started unpacking, and I was so surprised of her taking out a huge box of different spices, which probably took 1/4th of her luggage😄I'm happy that now we can cook almost any meal by learning from real representatives of their culture
im curious to ask but how long did her spices last ?
@@Celestials1aurora I'm pretty sure the box was gone before summer holidays, as she brought a new one when she got back😄
@E.Gippshuntfish just chai
🩷🩷🩷 your student days!
For the plants, I never want to cut them either but I take the cuts, sit them in water, let them grow roots and put back into the pot for a fuller looking plant. Thanks for the tea tutorial!
I am so jealous of your spice drawers! In fact, I sent this to my husband as a hint. I would love a "tour" of your spice drawer, maybe as the framework for a series of recipes explaining how Indian cooking uses spices.
Hope he got the hint 😊
Who isn't? Simple but amazing idea. Instead of displaying all bottles, these drawers are a sensible idea.
Yes, drooling over those 😍 organized drawers!
make a video of all your spices and drawers
Great USA 🇺🇸 and Great Britain 🇬🇧 🏴
Thank you SO much for this teaching! I am just sitting down to my very first cup - ohh it tastes divine and my house smells so very delicious and and cannot stop smiling 🥰
thats wonderful
My mum always makes masala saa for us when we're sick. A bonus is when boiling the tea, the entire house fills with the aroma of spices. It's so comforting especially on an autumn/winter's day :)
Thats so true
Rend dend?
Needs jaggary or honey 😇
@@jj..- no
@@inturn23 it did but then Chetna added some sugar in end after I typed my message
I followed your directions and added a little cinnamon and it was INCREDIBLE! I'm going to make this everyday.
Yesssss
What type of tea was used..mint, lemon?? Im very new to this ..tks
@@StacyBGblack tea
I drank buckets of masala chai when my husband and I visited India, it was fantastic!! Coming back home I bought many brands of concentrates, some are quite good, but find that they’re all entirely too sweet. I love your recipe and that I can control the sugar amount!
So glad to hear that
Agree!
Really delicious love it make it all the time
I think concentrates cannot match up to making it with these simple ingredients. Is that possible where you’re at?
Yes! I was just there for a month and had masala chai delivered to my suite 3 times a day! It actually solved some GI problems I was having. I LOVE INDIA!!!
I love the Parsi style with lemon grass and mint leaves. I usually do it like you with the cardamom and ginger, but now I throw in a couple fresh mint leaves too. Absolute game changer imo!
You should try with Tulsi leaves
will spearmint work just as well? non-Indian but I love Chai!
@@tsukihime-zo2me yeah absolutely
Cut your long plant to the left of your stove and put the cut bit in water. When the roots form you can plant it in the same pot with the Mama plant to make it nice and full. Love this chai recipe, thank you!
Yes I keep cutting and now have 10 plants and this kitchen plant was a baby in the first place, might share all my indoor plants in a video sometime
I think the drapey look is elegant!
Maybe she likes it that way, that’s really rude you are here to watch masala chai not your views on her interior aesthetics
For me i do not want to cut it because it's stylist that way.😊✌🏼😎. Am a plant lover too.❤️
@@SS-bg6ht she spoke about how it was bothering her.
I love the base layers you're including. We definitely add 3 peppercorns (match the clove content for warmth) and I crush about a quarter or half stick of cinnamon. Otherwise, we pretty much have an identical recipe and method. Always let people sweeten their chai to their preference. Love it!
yes sugar to taste is best
Made the tea same as yours finally am able to make the best tea.
I have my first cup of steaming chai in front of me now. It's absolutely delicious! Thank you for sharing this technique.
Awesome!
WOW! This is identical to how my mom makes it who in my opinion makes the BEST tea in the world :). We recently switched from using dairy to oatly's oat milk for health reasons and now prefer it with oat milk. Fantastic video and explanation!
I'm going to try it your mum's way too-- with the use of oat milk as well. Thanks Akshaya! If it's good enough for your mum, it's good enough for me. 😄
Oat milk sounds like a great idea! Wtf! Imma mix my oat drink with masala chai!
Oh, I've been thinking of switching to oat Mike because of my lactose issues. Nice to know the favors still work for people using other milks. Will give it a try soon!
Oatly is my favorite but the best alternatives are also 365 oatmilk and Elmshurst oatmilk in my opinion. I do not like any other brand I've tried so far.
Agreed! I don’t use dairy at all and agree that oat milk works perfectly! ✌🏽☘️
Chopping the plants actually will help them send up new growth. Chop it, stick it in water until it grows new roots and then plant it back in the same pot. It will be much fuller and happier 🥰 Thanks for the Chai tutorial 💕💯
Thanks for the tips!
I lived in Assam for a few years and made it this way with cinnamon added. For a while I've been using ginger powder as a shortcut. You inspired me to use fresh ginger again and it makes a world of difference. Thanks, Chetna!☕️💕
For times you need a little shortcut without compromising as much as with powder Dorot makes frozen chopped ginger in little cubes.
I was cautious about boiling the tea leaves, but I followed your method and was surprised how good it turned out. Thank you.
thank you for the recipe! it turned out great :) for my spices, i used star anise, cardamom, whole cloves, and cinnamon stick
I've been drinking chai with the same ingredients you used for years but following your method was a game changer. Just by changing the steps, boiling the spices first made one of the best chai I've ever made and had. WOW...never going back to any other method, found my cooking channel on TH-cam. Keep doing these awesome videos Chetna. ❤️❤️🙏
Oh my God! I have been making "Chai" for over 10 years and not until now did I learn I was making it wrong!
It was so much richer and better when I followed your instruction! And I didn't burn any milk in the process! Thank you!
YEAH, so glad to hear that
Today, I tried your Masala Chai recipe in the morning, and I was truly blown away by the taste of it. I tasted many other "exotic" recipes from internet for this delicacy but didn't get good results. Yours one was simple yet delicious. The chai actually tasted like chai because of the lesser amount of milk and hard liquor, not like some milkshake. Thanks 🎉
Yeah thanks
@afnanfaiyaz9736, what do you mean by hard liquor? Cheers!
My combination is Clove, cinnamon, black pepper, cardamom, along with your method.. the best tea ever! Thankyou India 💙
love it I hardly ever add ginger but I think it makes it healthy and also reduces bloating.
Enjoy
I’ve recently discovered chai. As a cardamom lover…it is amazing. I’ve really dived into tea recently I’ve completely gave up all the store made stuff. I’m glad I didn’t ruin the process on how to make it. I carry a thermos of it to work with me everyday
oh wow
The way you aesthetically presented everything and the whole energy and vibes 🤌✨️ lovely! Randomly found your video today and I'm glad I did
Chetna always has such wonderful, patient videos. I feel like I'm in a grandmother's kitchen learning the family way when I watch. Thank you!
I’m incredibly jealous of your spice drawers!! That gets added to my must-have list for my dream kitchen 😊
Thank you for this chai masterclass.. very helpful!
I had proper chai made for me many moons ago and have never tasted anything so delicious since. Now I know how to make it so will treat myself tomorrow. Thank you for sharing x
my daughter started making vegan masala chai, and it's amazing! I really like what you have done with your spice storage, It's very tidy.
Thanks
Which non dairy milk does she use. I’d think oat milk is the best alternative because the texture is thicker.
I Alway's do my tea with just milk, i pour milk in a mug, and microwave it for 3mins, then get a toothpick to remove the skin on top, then add my teabag/sugar and a bit of nutmeg and Cinamon :)
Thanks for the recipe i never had a tea like that and will try it.
cheers from Australia 😊😊😊😊😊😊
Thank you SO much! I've been drinking chai consistently for years now but have always been intimidated and intrigued to make it on my own. Something about using whole spices always seems like it requires a lot of skill - but this combined with a desi friend giving me his recommendations made it so much more approachable. I visited my local indian grocery store to get the whole spices (The spices were so much cheaper compared to at American grocery stores and so much more bang for your buck it's crazy) & ended up using whole peppercorns that I mashed with a makeshift mortar and pestle (a ceramic bowl and spoon handle), black cardamom, half a cinnamon stick & a few cloves. So happy I can finally stop buying chai concentrate and keep experimenting with making my own (-: Hopefully this helps any one who also has been apprehensive to make it from scratch
I visited my Indian friend and this is the tea that she prepared, fell in love with it! Im making it at home every morning specially in winter.
Yeah
Thank you Dear Chetna! My husband is Pakistani and I have been making chai exactly like you (same spices and not mixing milk until water boils) but it's always hit or miss. Sometimes I achieve great depth of flavor and other times it's flat. You've shown me what I may be doing wrong! I'm trying your techniques this afternoon! Thank you again!
Thank you. And, you're the first person I've seen who has more spices than I! Love it.
😂😂😂
I always add milk and water together and then make my chai , the only reason being I don’t enjoy watery tea 😀 I would love to try your way.
Was absolutely delicious! I tweaked the recipe and did one cup of water and kept the same measurements for the spices. After drinking this I probably wont be able to go back to chai concentrate.
Wonderful!
I've been making your masala chai for a long time now! I add black cardamom, black pepper, cinnamon and extra ginger. I used to make it with sugar and then gradually lessend the sugar until I could drink it sugar free! Absolutely love it. Thank you for your recipes ☺
You are welcome Micah
So glad you pointed out that "chai tea" is tortology. Like "naan bread"! And hey, as others have said, just keep trimming the plants, leaving them in water to root or adding them straight to the pots - the cuttings will root. Best wishes from Australia
It's cold damp & rainy where I am so I decided not to put off trying this & just made it. It is lovely, thank you.
Wonderful!
I love learning about other cultures! Thank you so much !
I’m a fool and tried to make Chi like “normal” tea. Just hot water and let it steep. I thought, I’m CERTAIN this is just too bitter. So I decided to learn from the source how to enjoy this. Thank you! It is on the stove now and I am eager to try this delight!
I’ve just made this recipe 🫖🙀OMG SOOOOO DELICIOUS 😋 thank you
Thanks
Wonderful video thank you so much for sharing and God bless. I am the daughter of a Mexican mom and an American white man and married to a Nigerian and I have some Indian spices here and now can make a proper chai. What a blessing to learn from other cultures.
Wow what a combination!
Hello from Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦
OMG…the spice drawers!!!! My dream! ❤😊
My mom usually adds black pepper, star anise, cinnamon stick, and cinnamon bark sometimes… Indian chai feeds my soul like no other hot drink in the world…😊😊
Lol - I’m always correcting people on the “chai tea” thing too! 😅
I am glad you agree with chai tea
What's the difference between cinnamon stick and bark?
@@emmabrunson977 cinnamon sticks is what you typically see at stores, you can get cinnamon bark, which looks like tree bark almost, it still has the same cinnamony flavour but slightly different...I believe there are many varieties depending on where it is grown. Cinnamon bark is found at most East Asian grocery stores.
Hi, looks amazing, will try!
Have had chai, in a restaurant, was a bit too sweet and asked the server to add less sugar. He said they used sweetened condensed milk and was unable to adjust the sweetness. Have you heard of using sweetened condensed milk to make chai? Thanks!
Great tutorial! I just tried making masala chai for the first time using this video and it was gone from my household in minutes! My family loves it.
that is amazing
About your plants; they thrive on being cut back. An alternative is 'pinning' them up, so the 'branches' flourish and grow outward. The one that you say you've cut back numerous times is looking a little 'leggy' and might benefit from either a larger container and fresh soil, or much more sunlight and less frequent waterings. Or a hardy trimming. 🙂 Going to drink some Chai, now❣️ Thx❣️
Hope you enjoy the chai
I like ginger, cardamom and cloves in my Chai which are the main ingredients. I loved your recipe. I will now only use your recipe, thanks.
Thanks a lot
I learned how to make chai from my roomate who learned from her sister in law Savitri (fantastic cook). Savitri made it with cinnamon as well. I am keen to try your recipe, looks divine! Chai with samosa or onion & chili pakoli great snack!
Yes thats a great combination
I have been making my chai for a number of years. I use brown clumpy sugar it adds to the taste. Great video
as a fellow spice fiend, i love how she says '3-4' and then promptly grabs 5-6 of most things
Hi, I tried your Chai tday. I made without ginger and added a very tiny piece of cinnamon. It turned out real yum. Many thanks for sharing 😊❤
How can anyone dislike this video? This lady is so sweet 🥺 Great informative video and looking forward to trying this recipe ❤️
Hope you will enjoy it
Tahnk you for the video!! Also, respectufully chop your plants lady! ^^ they'll love it! or speciffically for the last one, the pothos, you can simply fold back the steam with a nod or 2 into the soil and they will grow new roots out of it! bigger and stronger leafs ahead! Thoses plants are made be be taken care of "willdly". You can cut an recut, put steams with some leafs in water for couple of weeks to grow new plant etc etc makes them grow larger rather that too long (sorry if there's any mistake, french island person here ^^)
Wow, cant wait to enjoy a cup of *T E A T E A*
This is actually much less intimidating than I thought it’d be… I am trying this!
I like adding half of star anise to my chai along with the spices that you used - adds a nice touch.
But I bet yours tastes just as good ☕️
Sounds great!
I tried it and i love it. I used to buy the already mixed form, from the supermarket in abuja about 7yrs ago and they just disappeared, i am taking this after 7yrs of craving, didnt know i could make this, with the stash of indian spices i have athome
P.s my sister had an indian friend 10yrs ago who introduced us to indian spices and thats all i ever buy now... love their aroma
In the summer, I made a very strong chai (without the milk), kept it in the fridge and when I wanted something refreshing, I put some in a tumbler and added coconut milk. I know it’s not proper masala chai, but it was great in the hot weather
Sounds great!
Wow! That’s a GREAT IDEA ❣️. Especially since I don’t have milk in the fridge all the time. I always have a can of coconut milk and it even adds another wonderful flavor!👏👏👏👏
I've never tried chia tea but it looks wonderful I gave up coffee lattes as I became allergic to coffee , this tea looks like a nice replacment. 💜🌹💜
I tried to make chai after seeing your video. After i taste it, it was soo good! but i feel familiar with the taste. Its a lil bit like "bandrek" in my country (indonesia). maybe because the taste of tea that i use is not strong. In my country, we use ginger, cloves, cinnamon, pandan leaves, brown sugar, a lil bit of salt and boiled in water. We didnt use tea or milk. I love both!🥰
So glad you enjoyed it
How perfect, I start my day x with this, if I'm feeling sick, I soon feel better after my delicious, spiced tea my favourite lychee, the green ones x thank you
Thats awesome
This is great, thanks! You’ve inspired me to have a proper go w whole spices & my pestle & mortar (which I never use 😅) but I also make a lazy caffeine-free version w rooibos or dandelion tea, almond milk, & ground spices - often cloves, cinnamon & turmeric. Today you inspired me to add ground cardamom & ginger!
Wonderful!
just made myself a cup if chai.
never got it really right before, now it‘s delicious.
lovely thank you!
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Hehehe! Thank you! "...chai means tea!" So happy you pointed this out. My sweetie points this out regularly...every time we see or hear it. I LOVE that you brought this up. Hahaha...and...I was wondering when or if you were going to add sugar. You are lovely. Thank you for bringing me a smile today. I would love to perfect a nice masala chai for friends, family and my sweetie. this is great guidance.
Thanks Carly
Masala Chai 🎉is one of my Absolute favorites and I Love making it at Home. Thank you for sharing your kindness and time with us in making your Masala Chai today. You're Amazing 🎉❤🎉
How timely! I was thinking a couple days ago I would like to see a real chai being made. Hooray for Chetna! Looks great
I love the way you have organised and the choice of your kitchen drawers display, wooden cutting boards and different cutting knives
Thank you Chetna. I'm experimenting with warming comfort foods this coming autumn and winter here in England and have never made this kind of chai at home, for shame! I will follow your recipe and when feeling bold, also tackle the recipe I have for homemade crumpets. Much exciting but simple activity in my home this winter! 😊🍵
I have a nice spice collection (not so many as you) but there was no cardamom. It arrived today and tonight I have made a decaf Chai according to your instructing. It really is delicious
I usually boil water with fresh few pieces of ginger, clove and cinnamon and leave the pan on the stove so whenever I want chai all I have to do is heat it up with tea bag and add milk. Quick cup of tea. Just an idea🙂
That's a great idea!
Great demo on how to make Masala chai. I make Masala chai every day. Almost the same recipe, just a few changes.
1. I grate my ginger and let that boil first, then add the other 2 spices
2. I also powder clove and cardamom, instead of them being whole. Grinding these 2 spices makes it even more pronounced in the final product. Some may not prefer these pronounced spices, if that is the case, you can definitely add it like what Chetna shows here.
3. Definitely add sugar.
Awesome video, thanks Chetna.
Sounds great!
Molasses in masala chai is also lovely.
Thank you for the recipe. I love masala chai & drink it more during winter months. I would like to ask the kind of loose tea you used. You have not specified. I want to make some soon. Thank you
You can use any loose tea you like, I sometimes bring a pack back from India, sometimes I use pgtips loose tea and sometimes twinnings everyday tea bags
I love spice, and I just got a chance to taste a masala chai for the first time few days ago. And I love it. After watching this video, I'll definitely making this drink as one of my favourite drink to make at home.
Great video Chetna as always. I loved when you were insistent, in a very polite way, about what we should call chai - got it and thanks again.
Thanks
@@FoodwithChetna some restaurants near me have gotten so used to English speakers doubling the name, that when one orders masala chai, they look confused and ask “chai tea?”
My daughter taught me not to say chai tea. Also, naan bread. My son-in-law just smiles and says it doesn't really matter lol
For me it's the same when someone says hot water heater. If the water is already hot it dont need to be heated . It's a water heater. Anyway I digress.
I first had chai when I was deployed to Iraq the first few timeS and have loved it ever since. Those Iraqis made some really good chai! I'd love to try your way.
Thank you so much for your knowledge! When you added 2 tablespoons of tea to the boiled water mixture…was it black tea? I love chai and am looking forward to trying your recipe.
yes black assam tea
Oh how I love CHAI. Just curious as to what kind of tea you used...flavor wise? So enjoy you and your videos.
Any strong tea like twinnings everday or pg tips, both nice and strong
Hey if you are in UK.. I have found Builders and Yorkshire are great, strong teas 😍😍
Assam would be a great addition.
You can always wrap the philodendron around the pot to get it out of your way. The other plant that hangs down is beautiful. What kind is it? Perhaps you could prop it up somehow with a stick, string or wooden spoon. Thank you for the video of the chai tea. I’m going to try it soon.
Thanks for the tips! and hope you will enjoy the tea
I adore masala chai. When I was in India a few years back I drank it by the bucketful but I had to remember to ask to make it without sugar as I really do not like sweet hot drinks. I will try your version as well.
Hope you will like it
I made it today here in Texas! I will stop saying chai tea! I now will say I ❤️ masala tea!🍵 I did add some cinnamon, peppercorn, & monk fruit for sugar free sweetener. I love the smell & taste! I made 2 cups: one for today and one for tomorrow. I stored the other cup in the fridge to reheat! Thank you!
That cup of chai looks so good 😍
Normally when I take 2 cups of tea it’s boils down to one 😂 how u managed to still get two full cup of tea😍
This recipe is amazing!!! My second time making it! I added the cinnamon and pepper and I drink it cold is perfect! Thank you!
Must be great with almonds milk! Thank you for this beautiful recipe and video. Blessings 🙏
Thanks for making it easy to understand on making Chai…and it doesnt have to be that complicated.
So i was right on my first chai…using only ginger and cinnamon…and now that i found your channel…
i can used only what’s spices i want…i love cardamons for sweet cooking….or nutmeg or cinnamom.
What’s your favorite brand of black tea for chai
I am watching this from Kenya in East Africa and we take alot of chai. I like mine with rosemary and cinnamon. I add sugar while it is boiling.
yum
Haven't been drinking tea or coffee for a long time. But this is such an inspiring video that made me decide to have a cup of masala chai this evening. Thanks so much!
Hope you will enjoy this
i've been working on creating a chai that works for me! i love reading and watching about it, it's so cool and i always learn something!! i put it in a thermos and it still hurts after leaving it open for like 90 minutes lol !
it's so cozy
You made me smile-as I was drooling over your lovely spice center, you had to start searching for what you needed! I have such an assortment of spices I can't keep them in 1 location either. But yours are still organized much more neatly than I can organize mine. Thanks for the chai primer. And now I get it why some chai tea I liked & some I didn't.
Remember, just chai not chai tea :)
hope you will try this version of chai
And she most likely has another location to house all of the remnants in the bulk containers that would not fit in the jars.
@@calartian85 I am so giggling! I hadn't thought of that, but if it's like my house it's absolutely true. I spent some time this morning addressing that very challenge! Decanting some things into smaller jars & trying to figure out where to tuck the rest away! Thank you for giving me a smile today, Gid bless
@@calartian85 ha3. Exactly. Mines in d fridge
I went to India so many times. Your historical sites are great! I love Masala chai and never forget to ask for this special tea everyday during my trip to India. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
You are so amazing - thank you for making these recipes so approachable. I am a piano teacher, & my clients often make me the most delicious masala chai. I am a loyal & fussy coffee drinker, but this is the most delicious & comforting beverage. I love it! Thank you!
You are very welcome
Best tea I have made. I have struggled in the past. I added fresh mint. You have such self confidence!
Thank you so much Maam for this lovely recipe of masala chai. I'm having a cold and so I made this tea and it tastes lovely. I can feel the warmth spread throughout my body. I'm enjoying the tea with my mom and she loves it too. You've shown me how simple the recipe is. Thank you again. 🙏💕
I will forever call it just chai now and be making this myself. I add a teaspoon of vanilla honey to mine. Yum
Yum
I like the recipe and omg fell in love with how organized you are with the spices. I think I’ll do the same in my kitchen now :) also love your hair style too
Thanks Fatima
Thank you for this video. The reason your plants keep coming down because that’s where the lights are. It’s also why there aren’t many leaves. The stem keeps growing with only a few leaves because it’s trying to reach the light. You’ll have more leaves and be more full if it’s kept under/by direct light.
I never knew that Chai was so easy to make! I am definitely going to try this! Thank you
Hope you enjoy
Chai means Tea some say Cha
Thank u so much my my mum has a kinda chai business and I’m trying to help hope she likes it thanks it smells amazing
Thank you so much for this Chetna! I know you are Indian, but I had a Pakistani friend growing up who made me chai a few times and I’ve never forgotten how wonderful it was. I know there are many versions of chai, but I’ve started making it using this recipe and adding a cinnamon stick for my boyfriend and I and it is hands down our favorite tea, let alone day-time drink. I just keep coming back to it and it’s wonderful :) the most comforting, homey flavors that somehow seem to go well with every season. On top of it tasting great, it reminds of that friendship growing up as well. Thankful that the internet exists for things like this ❤
Thanks so much tracy!
I love the time you take to show us. It’s like we are in your kitchen. Thank you for the details.
you are welcome
Miles Morales: "I love Chai Tea"
I love tea tea
I grew up speaking Swahili (we call it chai) and I don't find 'chai tea' annoying. It's just what you guys learnt to call it. + it removes any ambiguity.
Chai is tea :)
Turkish tea is chai (çay) too....😂
@@kellyclark7517 Do you not get the reference?
Thank you so much for this. Is it possible to make a bigger batch and keep in the fridge? I wonder how long it would keep…
We never do that in India, well atleast I dont know anyone who does that anyways.
I've found that I prefer to make the tea without milk and add the milk and sugar to it once in the cup. Also, if you run the cardamom and peppercorns through a coarse spice grinder, you get a lot more flavor out of them that way.
Nice
My wife and I recently found an India store with a wonderful proprietor he knew everything about every item in his store. When he found out I knew what I was talking about with masala he got excited and shared some of his personal chai he had brought from home. It was the best I ever had and he shared his recipe with us. We bought the ingredients and are making it at home. So good my favorite hot drink. I like the tea from the foothills of the Himalayas the best. I think packaged tea is bitter. I have subscribed and will be trying some of your dishes.
Welcome to the channel and hope you will enjoy other recipes too