hi , i know thias is about teas....still wanna ask about your inputs
on CHAI. various types, how you make them...food that goes well with
it...etc... thanks

On Sep 7, 7:25 am, neeren wrote:
hi , i know thias is about teas....still wanna ask about your inputs
on CHAI. various types, how you make them...food that goes well with
it...etc... thanks

Indian tea mixture, try Indian foods and curries. It's also good with
cheese cakes and sweets. You usually buy it ready mixed, and follow
the directions on the package. It generally takes more time to brew
than straight black tea. Toci

On Sep 7, 2:25 pm, neeren wrote:
hi , i know thias is about teas....still wanna ask about your inputs
on CHAI. various types, how you make them...food that goes well with
it...etc... thanks

There are as many different chai recipes as stars in the sky [google
for chai recipe], from simple milk tea w/ ginger over all those
instant mix brews to some delicious, freshly prepared chai. I spent
some years in India/Nepal where each and every chai wallah has his own
way to prepare it. For an average local style chai you´d need some
strong, not too sophisticated black/red tea such as (CTC-)Assam, milk,
fresh ! ginger [not that dried powdery stuff], and some chai masala/
spice mix [asian store]. Add tea, ginger and spices to a 50/50 mix of
water and milk, carefully bring to a boil and let simmer for some
minutes. Strain into cup, add sugar to taste, enjoy.
I like my chai with all kinds of indian or nepali sweets - Rasgullah,
gulab jamun, laddu, khaja, or my beloved sohan papri ... or snacks
like ... [snip]

Karsten [Eastfriesian blend in tazza]

On Sep 7, 5:25 pm, neeren wrote:
hi , i know thias is about teas....still wanna ask about your inputs
on CHAI. various types, how you make them...food that goes well with
it...etc... thanks

Hello,

About the types of chai's there are - i guess you could say they fall
under three broad categories. 1. Ayurvedic Chai's 2. Herbal Chai's and
3. Masala Chais.

Ayurvedic Chai's in themselves contain hardly any tea - the higher
concentration being give to natural herbs. These teas are mixed
according to the Ayurvedic standards or traditions.

Herbal Chai's are chai's where the tea is mixed in proportion with
several different kinds of natural herbs. Almost all these types of
tea carry health benefits and many are used as traditonal health
tonics.

Masala Chai's are the broadest category of chais simply because
anybody putting in a pinch of lemon or a little bit of cardamom or
ginger has prepared a basic type of masala chai. almost all vendors
have a different blend of masala chai - in india every third person
has a different taste of masala chai.

concerning the types of food that goes well with chai's i would guess
that any kind of indian or mildly spicy food would go well with a cup
of chai.