Talk about a relaxing evening and its all about Indian Masala Chai, Pakora‘s, Samosa and chit chat!
Hey guys how was your weekend? Mine was great I had a stroll by the river side, drive to the car boot sale and lots of exciting things. I magically got over my fear of driving the “The Drivers Machine”, that I’ve always been worried about.
Do you guys also have little dreams like mine and have a fright in mind to drive a newer/ different car?
A few years back when I drove the BMW, I had held my breath tight and didn’t didn’t breathe out a second until I pulled the car by the hard shoulders after 50 miles.. I am so so pleased that the scene was completely different this time and I drove confidently over 85 miles.
That’s one big tick in my Bucket List.
Well, talking about long drives, we spent 15 days in Dubai last year, at around the same time. We particularly enjoyed the masala chai that was so locally available. This is something, we often get to drink at home or when we visit friends and family.
Indian Masala Chai means a lot of things to people and most times it is had over a cuppa in the evening with fritters / pakora’s with friends and family.
Whole spices & Ginger gently pounded are added along with loose tea leaves/ powder to milk and boiled and for the simmered for at least 10 minutes. This Masala Chai is generally a bit sweet and is enjoyed in small portions rather than large quantities like the English tea.
Masala Chai also works great when you have a croaking throat { Thanks to the goodness of the spices & ginger } or would like something comforting on a rainy evening.
I have one another reason for sharing this comforting Masala Chai with you today. The gorgeous folks at Moroccan Bazaar sent me their signature Moroccan Tea Set consisting of 8 Cups Orne teapot, Farah Tea glasses and SINIA Moroccan serving tray.
The 35cm SINIA serving tray is a quintessential Moroccan hospitality piece found around Morocco and specifically Moroccan tea are served upon. These trays are made from solid trays sheets and are handmade with intricately detailed Moroccan patterns dressing each and every tray.
Orne is a traditional silver-plated Moroccan teapot, perfect for making and serving any afternoon tea. The intricate detailing on the tea pot, makes it a perfect centre piece!!
Farah Tea Glasses come in a set of 6 and are made from superior quality clear glass and are adorned with metal around the glass. They can be used for serving hot/ cold beverages but I love serving Masala Chai in them. Because of the metal decorations, these tea glasses are handwash only.
Indian Masala chai is a hot beverage made by brewing milk with black tea powder, spices and ginger.
- 5 Cardamom
- 4 Cloves
- 1 " Cinnamon Stick
- 4 Pepper Corn
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Slice the ginger into circles.Gently Pound the spices in Mortar.
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Use store bought black tea powder or use the Tea Powder from your tea bags.I do slit the tea bag and use the powder for making Masala Chai.
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In a large saucepan, heat the water, milk along with the tea powder,spices and ginger until it comes to boil. Simmer the Chai for at least 5- 8 minutes and turn it off.
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Strain and discard the spices/ brewed chai solids. Add sugar and serve hot Indian Masala Chai.
You can increase or lower the spices to your liking. I like to add about 3/4 tsp of sugar to each of the cup. Allowing the brewed chai to settle in a pan for sometime will maximise the flavors. If you would like to use only milk for the recipe, use 1% milk I will not reckon using the tea bags as it is.. slit open the tea bag and use the tea powder for making this chai.
looks great my boy loves Chai