This chai masala is an aromatic blend of whole spices which makes tea flavorful and fragrant.
It has many health benefits with warming whole spices
Ingredients for Chai Masala
Steps for Chai Masala
Chai Masala
Ingredients
25 green cardamoms
25 cloves
½ tsp white pepper corns
½ nutmeg
3 - 4 cinnamon sticks
1 tbsp fennel seeds
¼ cup ginger powder
¼ cup dried rose petal leaves (optional)
Steps
Dry roast cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, white pepper corns, cinnamon sticks, fennel seeds in a pan on low flame for 1 to 2 minutes, so these spices become a little crispy and is easily grinded .
Now off the flame. Add rose petal leaves and stir it well with the spices so that these leaves also turn a little crispy.
Once cool down transfer these spices into a pat dry mixer jar, add ginger powder to it and then ground it into a fine powder.
Your chai masala is ready.
You can store it in an air tight container up to 3 months.
Method of how to make chai by adding this masala to it.
In a saucepan heat 1 cup water, 1 cup milk, add 2 tsp tea leaves (chai ki patti), 2 tsp sugar and bring it to a boil and cook on low flame for 2 to 3 minutes stir it in between .
Then add ¼ tsp chai masala to the tea and boil it for a second and then off the flame .
¼ tsp chai masala is sufficient for 2 to 3 cups of tea.
