Chai's time
My first chai experience was actually trying Lipton Indian Chai with milk and sugar. I'm not really into adding milk and sugar to my tea, but... this one particular combination seemed so tasty that I decided to try something more.
I checked a few recipes and wrote down the ingredients, wondering what would work the best. In the end, instead of trying some ready recipe, I just mixed the spices myself. In all honesty, I need to say that my first try turned out much better than the second one >.>; Too much cloves in my opinion. My family still loved both, however.
I like more spicy taste so I tend to add more ginger and even some pepper. Also some nutmeg. Other ingredients used: cloves, cardamom, cinnamon. I will probably try adding something else as well.
Other personal preferences - I like a lot of milk in my chai XD; The proportion I use is 5 to 8 (5 for milk, 8 for water). I also noticed that boiling everything slowly does improve the taste.
I checked a few recipes and wrote down the ingredients, wondering what would work the best. In the end, instead of trying some ready recipe, I just mixed the spices myself. In all honesty, I need to say that my first try turned out much better than the second one >.>; Too much cloves in my opinion. My family still loved both, however.
I like more spicy taste so I tend to add more ginger and even some pepper. Also some nutmeg. Other ingredients used: cloves, cardamom, cinnamon. I will probably try adding something else as well.
Other personal preferences - I like a lot of milk in my chai XD; The proportion I use is 5 to 8 (5 for milk, 8 for water). I also noticed that boiling everything slowly does improve the taste.