Chai Tea Recipe (Indian Masala Chai)

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Have you ever made Indian masala chai in a double tea kettle? Chai tea is perfect to get warm on winter days with its warming spices. Click to make it!
Chai tea is an Indian tea beverage made by boiling black tea in milk and water with a mixture of warming spices. It is called masala chai, chai tea, and masala tea. Chai means “tea” and masala means “spices” in the Indian language. So, it is a little weird to call this beverage “chai tea” which means “tea tea” but it is the most common name in the United States used for this delicious Indian beverage. But its original name in India is masala chai, which means spices tea.Masala chai is traditionally made in a pot on the stove. First, water, milk, and spices are boiled, then the heat is lowered to avoid boiling and black tea leaves are added. Black tea leaves are not wanted to boil since they release too much tannin at boiling temperature. Too much tannin is not healthy, especially bothers the stomach, and makes the tea taste bitter.On the other hand, in order to have a perfect masala chai, it is important to brew black tea leaves sufficiently to have a strong tea flavor. The water, milk, and spices mixture should not boil while steeping black tea leaves to avoid too much tannin but it should also be hot enough for black tea leaves to release all their flavor sufficiently to have a strong tea.The need to brew a strong tea while avoiding over-steeping makes the double tea kettle the perfect choice for making masala chai because it is not easy to adjust the proper heat when you make it in a single pot in the traditional way. The recipe below is to make chai tea using a double tea kettle like a Turkish tea kettle and samovar.We should mention one last point before moving on to the chai tea recipe below. You should pay close attention to the quality of tea leaves and water to experience a pleasant tea journey. So, you should use quality loose tea leaves, not tea bags if possible, and bottled or filtered water if tap water is low quality. Fatty milk also enhances the taste and texture.Now, let’s move on to the chai tea recipe below and enjoy the process of making it in a double tea kettle!