Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Cutting Chai is a vegetarian Indian beverages made with simple everyday ingredients in about 17 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 2 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 17 minutes
- Yield: 3
- Category: Beverages
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 2 cups of water (or 500 ml water)
- 2 teaspoons assam tea powder (or tea leaves)
- 2 to 3 tablespoon sugar (or add as required)
- ¼ to ½ cup milk (or add as required)
- 1 inch ginger grated
- ½ teaspoon green cardamom powder
Method
Preparation
- Peel and grate the ginger and keep aside.
- Crush 2 to 3 green cardamoms in a mortar-pestle and keep aside.
Preparing Cutting Chai
- Heat water in a vessel or pan with a handle or a saucepan.
- Then add 2 to 3 tablespoons of sugar.
- Now add the grated ginger. Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes on medium heat.
- Then add the crushed cardamom powder. Boil for 1 to 2 minutes more.
- Then add 2 teaspoons of Assam tea powder or black tea powder.
- Brew the tea on medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Pour ¼ to ½ cup of milk. If you like strong tea then add ¼ cup of milk if you like more milk then add ½ cup of milk.
- Simmer for 1 to 2 minutes or until the tea comes to a boil on medium heat.
- Switch off the heat. Strain the tea on a mesh strainer. Pour into glasses or cups.
- Serve cutting chai hot along with your favorite tea time snacks.
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.
