Easy Chai Tea Mix Recipe | Instant Chai Spice Mix - Add Hot Water
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 2 minutes
- Total time: 12 minutes
- Yield: 30 Servings
- Category: beverage
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 1 tsp cardamom
- ½ inch cinnamon
- 1 tsp cloves
- ½ tsp pepper
- small piece nutmeg
- 1 inch dry ginger
- 1 tsp fennel
- ½ cup tea powder
- 1 cup milk powder
- ½ cup sugar
Method
- Firstly, in a heavy-bottomed pan take 1 tsp cardamom, ½ inch cinnamon, 1 tsp cloves, ½ tsp pepper, a small piece nutmeg, 1 inch dry ginger, and 1 tsp fennel.
- Dry roast on low flame until the spices turn aromatic.
- Cool completely, and transfer to the mixer jar.
- Also, add ½ cup of tea powder and grind to a fine powder.
- Transfer the mixture to the sieve.
- In the same mixer jar add 1 cup milk powder and ½ cup sugar.
- Grind to a fine powder.
- Now transfer the mixture to the sieve and mix well.
- Mix well making sure the chai and milk powder mixture is well combined.
- Instant chai premix is ready, store in an airtight container and enjoy for up to 3 months.
- To prepare chai, take 1 tbsp chai premix and add 1 cup hot water.
- Mix well and rest for 1 minute. you can filter out chai or just leave out the bottom as the chai powder settles down.
- Finally, Chai Premix Recipe is ready to take for travel.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.