# Pahadi Chai

A recipe for making Pahadi Chai, a spiced tea from the hills.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 3 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- mortar and pestle
- small pot
- strainer
- teapot

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFSS3CoKQ2o/?igsh=NnBqajhmeWt6Nm1h
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/bf1f2b3f-1f2c-4e02-b307-79734c813f06
- Extracted: 2025-01-31

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