Pahadi Chai

3 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1In a mortar and pestle, crush ginger, mint, tulsi, cloves, pepper, and cardamom.
  2. 2In a mortar and pestle, crush ginger, mint, tulsi, cloves, pepper, and cardamom.
  3. 3In a mortar and pestle, crush ginger, mint, tulsi, cloves, pepper, and cardamom.
  4. 4Boil water in a small pot.
  5. 5Boil water in a small pot.
  6. 6Boil water in a small pot.
  7. 7Add the crushed mixture to the boiling water.
  8. 8Add the crushed mixture to the boiling water.
  9. 9Add the crushed mixture to the boiling water.
  10. 10Add tea leaves and let it boil.
  11. 11Add tea leaves and let it boil.
  12. 12Add tea leaves and let it boil.
  13. 13Once aroma starts to come, add milk and boil again.
  14. 14Once aroma starts to come, add milk and boil again.
  15. 15Once aroma starts to come, add milk and boil again.
  16. 16Finally, add Desi sugar or Desi jaggery (after switching off the flame) and mix well.
  17. 17Finally, add Desi sugar or Desi jaggery (after switching off the flame) and mix well.
  18. 18Finally, add Desi sugar or Desi jaggery (after switching off the flame) and mix well.
  19. 19Strain the tea and serve hot.
  20. 20Strain the tea and serve hot.
  21. 21Strain the tea and serve hot.

Ingredients

  • 1 inch ginger
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 15 mint leaves
  • 15 mint leaves
  • 15 mint leaves
  • 15 Tulsi leaves
  • 15 Tulsi leaves
  • 15 Tulsi leaves
  • 7 cloves
  • 7 cloves
  • 7 cloves
  • 5 black pepper
  • 5 black pepper
  • 5 black pepper
  • 5 green cardamom
  • 5 green cardamom
  • 5 green cardamom
  • 300 ml water
  • 300 ml water
  • 300 ml water
  • 1 tbsp tea leaves + powder
  • 1 tbsp tea leaves + powder
  • 1 tbsp tea leaves + powder
  • 400 ml milk
  • 400 ml milk
  • 400 ml milk
  • 1 tbsp Desi sugar
  • 1 tbsp Desi sugar
  • 1 tbsp Desi sugar
  • 0 Desi jaggery
  • 0 Desi jaggery
  • 0 Desi jaggery

Equipment

mortar and pestlesmall potstrainerteapot