Chai Masala. A video capturing an Indian Chai Wallah make authentic Masala Chai in a small village in Rajasthan, India. Homemade Chai Masala or Tea Masala is an aromatic blend of whole spices which makes Indian tea flavorful. Add this to your Masala Chai to make the perfect fragrant tea.
You can have Chai Masala using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Chai Masala
- It's 5 tablespoons of ginger dry powder.
- Prepare 4 tablespoons of cardamom green.
- You need 3 tablespoons of black peppercorn.
- You need 1 tablespoon of cloves.
- Prepare 2 of cinnamon sticks (roughly broken).
- You need 1/4 of nutmeg (crushed).
- You need 1 cup of lemon grass (chopped).
- Prepare 1/ 2 cup of tulsi leaves.
Chai Masala step by step
- In a pan, on a low flame, individually dry roast green cardamom, black peppercorn, cloves, cinnamon sticks and crushed nutmeg till fragrant. Cool to room temperature..
- Lastly, on a very low flame, dry roast lemon grass and tulsi till it changes colour and partially dry. Leave it in the pan till it cools, as it will become crisp..
- Blitz the roasted ingredients once or twice in a blender..
- In a mixing bowl, take the blended spices and add dry ginger powder and mix well with a dry spoon..
- Store it in a airtight glass jar..
