Who is a masala chai lover? ME!ME!ME! Literally masala means combination of spices and chai means tea. So masala chai is basically a mixed spice tea. Many addresses this beverage as chai tea which means tea tea. It’s so wrong and funny. Don’t ever do that ya. According to wikipedia, the word chai originated from Persian chay, which somehow originated from the Chinese word cha (which means tea).
I was introduced to masala chai by my dad few years ago. My favorite place to indulge this super yummy India originated drink is at an Indian restaurant that goes by the name Tetra House of Bryani near my place. The masala chai brewed by this shop gives very good ‘kick’. I’ll go ‘ahhhh’ at every sips and it’ll burn my throat at a mediocre level after that. Just perfect!
I would say this recipe I’m sharing below are quite similar in taste with the shop’s masala chai… minus the burning throat effect (just a lil’ actually). Well if I want more ‘burning’, I could just add more peppercorns.
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