• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

I Knead to Eat

A food blog with recipes from around the world

  • Recipe Index
  • Pakistani / Indian Recipes
  • Cooking/Baking
  • About Me
  • Privacy Policy
Home » Masala Chai Recipe

Masala Chai Recipe

November 6, 2019 by waj.nad@gmail.com Leave a Comment

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

Masala Chai Recipe (aka Indian Spiced Tea) is a soothing and warm tea made with milk and Indian spices, such as cardamom and ginger. Today I’m teaching you, how to make authentic Masala Chai today. It’s perfectly soul soothing, and goes so well with these Baked Spinach and Cheese Samosa or if you like sweet with your tea then do make this Suji ka Halwa.

Indian Masala Chai Recipe

So, it’s finally a little cold here in the Middle East. Not cold by the rest of the world’s standards, but its cold for us because we’re so used to living in a crazy hot climate. Now people who know me well, would know that I’m not a tea person because coffee will always be my first love.

But there are days when I do want a cup of chai, and I like to try different kinds of chai recipes all the time. My favourite chai recipe has to be this Karak Chai, but I also really love this Homemade Chai Recipe which is milky and super comforting.

For special occasions however, I love to make this Masala Chai recipe. It’s a pretty simple recipe, but it’s quite delicious with a hint of Indian spices. 

What is Masala Chai?

Masala Chai is a popular spiced tea made all over Pakistan and India. It’s made with black tea, milk and spices such as cardamom, ginger and cinnamon. It’s different than this homemade chai recipe which is made with just milk, black tea and sugar.

So What Spices are used in Masala Chai?

I use three basic spices in my Masala Chai recipe:

  • Cinnamon
  • Green cardamom
  • Fresh ginger

Spices for Masala Chai Recipe

However, I know that lot of people use fennel seeds (saunf) and clove (laung or lavang) in their masala chai. But if you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you know that I like to keep things pretty simple. So I don’t use these spices, and I feel my Masala Chai recipe is still pretty delicious.

Masala Chai Ingredients

To make delicious homemade masala chai, you only need a few simple pantry ingredients:

Water (of course!)

Good quality loose black tea leaves OR teabags

Sugar (optional)

Milk

Whole cinnamon

Green cardamom

Ginger

How To Make Easy Masala Chai Recipe

Making Masala Chai is super easy!!! But I’ll still walk you through the steps.

Start by crushing the spices in a pestel and mortar. If you don’t have a pestel and mortar, you can even skip this step.

Then bring the water to a boil in a saucepan, and add the spices. Let the spices infuse in the boiling water for a few minutes.

Masala Tea Recipe

Now add the tea leaves. If you don’t have loose tea leaves, then just cut open tea bags and use the tea leaves.

Cook the tea for another 2-3 minutes and then add the milk and let it cook for another 2-3 minutes.

Pour the tea through a tea strainer into mugs and serve immediately with your choice of snacks. I personally like to have my Masala Chai with Cake Rusk or these delicious melt in your mouth Butter Cookies.

Note: For the full recipe, please scroll down to the recipe card.

Easy Masala Chai Recipe

Snacks to Pair with your Delicious Masala Chai:

Crispy Golden Potato Cutlets

Mixed Vegetable Pakora

Zarda Rice Recipe 

Aloo Pakora Recipe

Aloo Tikki 

Chicken Cheese Balls

More Delicious & Soothing Beverages:

Haldi Doodh

Homemade Chai Recipe

Karak Chai

Hot Chocolate Coffee

Unicorn Hot Chocolate

Italian Hot Chocolate

French Hot Chocolate

Nutella Hot Chocolate

Enjoy!! 🙂

Indian Masala Chai Recipe

Indian Masala Chai Recipe
Print Pin

Masala Chai Recipe

Masala Chai Recipe (aka Indian Spiced Tea) is a soothing and warm tea made with milk and Indian spices.
Course Beverages, Breakfast
Cuisine Indian, Pakistani/Indian
Keyword indian spiced tea, masala chai, masala chai recipe, masala tea
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 38kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 3 teaspoons sugar
  • 3 teaspoons loose black tea leaves
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 inch cinnamon stick
  • 2 to 3 green cardamom pods
  • 1 inch ginger

Instructions

  • In a mortar and pestle, coarsely crush the spices. Set aside.
  • In a small saucepan, boil the water and add the crushed spices. Boil for about 2-3 minutes.
  • Add sugar and the tea leaves. Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. If you want your tea not to be too strong, then boil for only a minute or so.
  • Add the milk and boil for another 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Pour the tea into mugs using a tea strainer.
  • Serve immediately.

Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, breakfast, Drinks, Pakistani / Indian Recipes

« Pakistani Aloo Gobi Masala (Vegan Cauliflower and Potato Curry)
Suji Ka Halwa (Indian Semolina Pudding) »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Hi! I’m Wajeeha!

Welcome to I Knead to Eat where I share SUPER easy and delicious recipes from my kitchen to yours!
Read More…

Search

Signup for Email Updates

Copyright © 2019 · Foodie Pro & The Genesis Framework