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I am looking for a GOOD chai recipe...Have tried a few and none are as good as i get at our local coffee shop. They wont give me the recipe though!

Hi wannabemom,

This recipe is for hot masala chai. I use tea from wholefoods, called Rishi organic masala chai. It comes in a tin and has cloves, cardamom and other spices in it.

Chop 1" ginger into small pieces and boil in 2-3 cups of water till half the water is gone.
Add 2 tsp (less if you want weak tea, more if you like it stronger) to boiling water and boil for at least 2 mins on low-medium heat. Add honey or sugar to taste.
Add 2-3 tbs milk and let it come to the boil again. AFter one minute strain tea into a cup and enjoy! Indian tea usually does not have too much milk in the tea as it drowns out the tea flavor.

This is how I make tea and everyone thinks I make great masala chai!

I like to add just a splash of half and half rather than milk.

hehehe.. good chai recipe..
thank you again for the recipe..

Here is a 10-min chai recipe for lazy people like me. You need a cappuccino maker (I use a cheap $30 one from Walmart), though! I use savory chai masala from World Spice Merchants, and loose tea leaf from my local Indian grocery store.

Add one tsp of the chai masala to the tea/coffee basket in the cappuccino maker.

Add 2 tsp of loose tea leaf to the basket. Wet with a few drops of water, and pack down tightly into the basket. Do NOT completely fill the basket.

Add 1 cup water to the water container, and turn on the cappuccino maker.

In the meantime, add about 1/2-cup of milk to each of two cups, and heat to the desired temperature in the microwave.

Remove the cups from the microwave. Add the tea concentrate from cappuccino maker. Add sugar to taste, and serve.

The whole process takes less than 10 minutes.

Use Red Horse Chai.

Hi,

My good friend is a "Barista" and he says the secret to great coffee house chai is adding a little Soy Silk Vanilla.

But this is my Chai recipe:

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I do not have a recipe, but I am drinking a caramel chocolate latte chai that I found in the grocery store. I am trying to use it as a substitute for coffee.

Hi,

Thanks for the great suggestions, I will try them all out soon.
I really enjoy a good cup of chai, esp on chilly days.

thx,

dsk