Chai salon presents The Tea Time Menu derived from the popular Chai Time treats, which
are a tradition in India.
Tea, served hot or chilled, is refreshing in its own right. Here are a few simple recipes
for making tea, followed by an Indian Chai meal menu. |
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Plain Chai- makes 2 cups
Water 1½ cups
Dried tea leaves (or tea powder) 2 tsp.
Whole milk 1/2 cup.
Sugar as per taste.
1. Heat the milk for 30 seconds in the
microwave.
2. Boil the water.
3. Add the tea leaves.
4. When the concoction starts boiling, remove it from the fire.
5. Divide the milk into 2 cups.
6. Strain the tea into the cups.
7. Remove strainer add sweetener as per taste and stir the tea well.
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Masala
Chai (Spiced Indian Tea)- makes 2 cups
1. In a heavy steel pot, combine 1 cup water & 1 cup milk over medium-high heat.
2. Sprinkle approximately 1/4 teaspoon Chai masala and 2 heaped teaspoons of tea leaves
into the pot.
3. Add 1 cardamom, pinch of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of grated fresh ginger. Stir
occasionally.
4. Let it brew until it boils.
5. Let the Chai sit for several seconds, then strain into your cup.
6. Add sugar, maple syrup or honey to sweeten and enjoy!
7. Garnish with a sprig of mint (optional). _________________________________________ |
Masala
Chai Recipes:
Masala Chai
requires heavy stainless steel pots for brewing.
Tea can be brewed in water or directly in milk. Skim milk is delicious for chai. Tea may
be brewed in skim, 2% or whole milk.
For a more intense flavor, grate fresh ginger into chai as it brews. |
Foundation
Recipe
Ingredients
Water by 2/3 cup per person
Milk (whole or skim) by 2/3 cup per person
1½ cups Dried tea leaves (or tea powder) 1.5 tsp. for first person and then 1 tsp.
per person. More than 5 persons reduce per person tea to 3/4 tsp. Brooke Bond Red
label, Mamri, or Tajmahal Black tea [do not use green tea) For gourmet chai use
Assam Tea Leaves. These variety of Teas may be ordered from www.indianfoodsco.com.
Sugar to taste.
Methods
1. Boil the water in a saucepan.
2. Add the tea spices by a pinch per person or whole spices as explained above. More
if you want it more robust in spices. Experiment for personal taste.
2. Add the tea leaves.
4. When the concoction starts boiling, Add milk.
5. Boil for about a minute.
6. Strain the tea into the cups.
7. Remove strainer add sweetener as per taste and stir the tea well. |
Spices for
the tea above per cup or per person
Add a 1/4 inch piece of ginger, crushed with a mallet
1 cardamom pod, crushed in a mortar
1/4 inch cinnamon stick
2 whole black pepper pod, crushed in a mortar
1 pinch of fennel
1 strand of saffron
1 pinch of ginger powder
1 Clove
1 pinch of dried mint
One may experiment with combining the above to make many recipes. Popular
combinations are cardamom and cinnamon, ginger with cardamom, clove, cardamom and
cinnamon. Mint is usually used by itself._________________________________________ |
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INDIAN CHAI MEAL MENU
Chutney/Cucumber Sandwiches
Thin slices of tomato and cucumber with a spread of cilantro-mint-ginger
chutney on sliced bread.
Bhel Puri
Mix 2 boiled and mashed Potatoes , 1 finely chopped
cucumber, 2 finely cut tomatoes and 1 minced onion with a pack of Bhel Mix (crispy
rice, sev or chickpea noodles). Pour 3 to 4 table spoons of raisin chutney and
1 to 2 tablespoons of mint chutney to the above mixture. Mix well. Garnish with chopped
cilantro and serve. - a meal in itself.
Masala Chai
Tea infused with spices, fresh ginger and served with milk and
sugar.
Gujarati Farsan or Namkeen
Crispy spicy snack made of rice, chickpea dough and nuts.
Chocolate Cake
Organic dense chocolate cake.
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