Easy Cutting Chai Recipe | Mumbai Cutting Tea Recipe | How to Make Cutting Chai

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 1 minutes
  • Cook time: 9 minutes
  • Total time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 3 Servings
  • Category: beverages
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 inch ginger
  • 3 pods cardamom
  • 4 cloves
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ½ inch cinnamon
  • 3 cup water
  • 3 tsp tea powder
  • 3 tsp sugar
  • 1 cup milk

Method

  1. Firstly, in a mortar pestle take 1 inch ginger, 3 pods cardamom, 4 cloves, ½ tsp pepper, and ½ inch cinnamon.
  2. Gently pound the pestle into the mortar to help masala release its flavors. Keep aside.
  3. In a saucepan take 3 cup water and warm it on medium flame.
  4. Once the water is hot enough, add prepared chai masala and boil for 3 minutes or until the flavors are infused in water.
  5. Now add 3 tsp tea powder and boil for 2 minutes.
  6. Once the tea flavors are infused in water, add 3 tsp sugar and boil until the sugar is melted.
  7. Further, add 1 cup milk and get to a boil.
  8. Just mix it and boil for 2 minutes for the aroma to be absorbed by the chai.
  9. Finally, filter out the chai and serve Cutting Chai with biscuits.

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.