Masala Tea Powder Recipe
Written by Sneh Chaudhry on January 10, 2022
Indian chai masala powder recipe – homemade aromatic chai masala made with spices and lemongrass.
Ingredients
- 4 to 5 pieces of dry ginger (saunth) or ½ cup dry ginger powder
- 1.5 whole nutmeg (jaiphal)
- 10 grams small cardamom (green cardamoms) or 2 tablespoons green cardamoms
- 7 to 8 long cinnamon sticks
- 5 grams cloves or about 1 to 1.25 tablespoons
- 3 tablespoons fennel seeds (saunf)
- 1 teaspoon whole black pepper, optional
- ¾ cup chopped lemongrass, optional
- ½ cup dry rose petals, optional
- ½ cup dry holy basil (dry tulsi leaves), optional
Instructions
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First, grind the dry ginger.
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Now grind the nutmeg.
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Finely grind all the rest of the spices and herbs with the already ground ginger and nutmeg.
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Store in an air-tight jar.
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Use the chai masala, whenever you make chai.
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Around ¼ teaspoon, chai masala is perfect for 2 cups of masala chai. Though you can add ½ teaspoon for a more spiced chai.
Notes
How to make basic chai masala:
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup dry ginger powder
- 1 whole nutmeg (jaiphal)
- 20 grams green cardamoms (Choti elaichi)
Instructions:
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- First, grind the nutmeg and cardamom. Take the finely ground spices in a bowl. Add the ground dry ginger powder. Mix very well. Store the simple and basic chai masala in an air-tight container.
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