A Cup of Chai...: masala chai at 18000ft...

Friday, May 14, 2010

masala chai at 18000ft...

Hot Masala Chai being served outside our tents at Pangong Tso:-)

2 comments:

Ally said...: a chai at that height in the morning..is only a welcome treat!!; May 15, 2010 at 8:21 PM
Resh said...: Marvelous! What a great experience it should have been.!!; May 17, 2010 at 4:02 AM

Making Chai...

There are various ways of making chai...

Here is one of the many ways I make chai...

1. 2 cups of water in a saucepan/small vessel.

2. Turn on the heat.

3. Drop in 2 crushed pods of cardamom or 1/2 an inch of smashed ginger or 2 leaves of tulsi or whatever spice you choose to.

4. When the water starts to boil, add 1-2 teaspoons of tea leaves depending on how strong the tea is or how you want it.

5. Let it boil and bubble. Shut down the heat. Cover the vessel for a couple of minutes.

6. Using a strainer, pour into 2 beautiful mugs. Add sugar and hot milk according to your liking.

7. Enjoy the experience.

( There are no two same ways of making chai...so go ahead and create or own way;-)