Masala Chai?

by **SlientSipper** » Feb 26th, '13, 07:56

Masala Chai?

by SlientSipper » Feb 26th, '13, 07:56

What kind of black tea would be best for making Masala Chai?

Just curious?

Masala is Indian so would Darjeeling be best?

How about Keemun or Yunnan?

Anyone?

by **Maneki Neko** » Feb 28th, '13, 02:47

Re: Masala Chai?

by Maneki Neko » Feb 28th, '13, 02:47

I use Lipton black tea bags. Saves you some clean-up when you pour the chai through the strainer :wink:

by **jayinhk** » Feb 28th, '13, 05:33

Re: Masala Chai?

by jayinhk » Feb 28th, '13, 05:33

Currently in India and we use loose black tea here (you should be able to pick bags of it up at your local Indian grocery store). The brand we're currently using is Society Tea (Assam CTC), and my cook uses fresh ginger and cardamom pods. He keeps lifting and pouring the tea during the process and it keeps the tea aerated. It is boiled with milk and sugar and then strained into the cups. We use full-fat milk, often raw milk that is delivered to our doors here.

by **Yogic Chai** » Mar 30th, '13, 15:37

Re: Masala Chai?

by Yogic Chai » Mar 30th, '13, 15:37

A lot of people make the mistake of using a very high grade quality Black tea for Chai thinking it would somehow taste better. However, it is not so. As the previous commenter says, Assam CTC is your best choice for Chai and yes it can be found on most Indian grocery stores. It brews a rich & tasteful cup that goes really well with milk. Our Original Masala Chai has won 1st place for Chai 3 years in a row at the North American Tea Championship...and we use organic Assam CTC

by **SlientSipper** » Mar 30th, '13, 16:00

Re: Masala Chai?

by SlientSipper » Mar 30th, '13, 16:00

Yogic Chai wrote:A lot of people make the mistake of using a very high grade quality Black tea for Chai thinking it would somehow taste better. However, it is not so. As the previous commenter says, Assam CTC is your best choice for Chai and yes it can be found on most Indian grocery stores. It brews a rich & tasteful cup that goes really well with milk. Our Original Masala Chai has won 1st place for Chai 3 years in a row at the North American Tea Championship...and we use organic Assam CTC

Ah yes,
I should have guessed Assam in the first place. Thank you very much.
I will definitely try it in the near future.

by **tenuki** » Mar 30th, '13, 18:52

Re: Masala Chai?

by tenuki » Mar 30th, '13, 18:52

As long as you leave pepper out of it I'll be happy to drink.