Showing posts with label Chai Tea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chai Tea. Show all posts

September 29, 2011

Potential Benefits Of Chai Tea

People who like consuming chai tea must know the chai tea benefits. It is originally derived from India and now growing popular tea in United States and western countries as people come to know and feel the positive effects of chai tea for their health  The main reason why people like it because the tea can make them relax and fresh. You can see many chai tea products in the market due to high demand. .

Chai tea is a kind of tea which has been important in the world. Traditionally, this rich black tea is sweetened with milk and honey also includes some spices added. Chai Tea is a creamy drink which mixes all the possible exotic spices of the East together  In order to make it tastier, various flavors have been added to it so that it gives refreshing smell. Several  ingredients that can be added to chai tea are ginger, cloves, cinnamon, pepper and garlic. However, if you would like to enhance the taste more, you can add sugar, honey and molasses

Not only chai tea is tasty but also it has many health benefits to the drinkers. The black tea, a component of this type of tea, contains very rich antioxidants which can combat cardiovascular diseases and metabolic conditions. It also helps in reducing inflammation responses from one's body.

The particular chai tea benefits come from the spices which are used in the brewing the tea. Each spice has unique properties that have different healing impacts according to Ayurvedic medicine such as :
- Cinnamon is regarded to increase vitality. It is also used as a digestive aid and to calm the nerves.
- Pepper is used for improving circulation and healing sinus problems.
- Fennel is used to calm flatulence from digestive problems.
- Ginger is well known to reduce nausea and calm the stomach. It can also be used to improve the circulatory system and help regulate blood sugar in diabetics.
- Cardamom is thought as a warming spice. It is used to aid digestion and decrease mucus, especially in those with lung problems.
- Cloves are another digestive stimulant. 
- Nutmeg, when used in chai tea, can also be used as a digestive aid.

Hope you can discover the chai tea benefits for your health.
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April 4, 2011

The Classical Chai Tea Recipe

Chai tea recipes are traditionally depending to the individual taste. Chai tea is a variation of spices together with tea and milk which makes a drink that is a nice and useful for health.. The Pacific College of Oriental Medicine wrote that chai tea derives from Ayurvedic medicine and able to be created with various recipes. Most of the recipes use spices that promotes health.

Most chai tea recipes use ginger, cinnamon, cloves and black, green or oolong tea. Other base chai tea ingredients are black peppercorns,cardamom, fennel as well. Most of theme are regarded as healthy ingredients in Ayurvedic medicine. Milk, which always becomes part of chai tea, enhancing the taste and making it a richer, and more satisfying drink, however, it is not essential for the health benefits. For those suffered from lactose intolerance are able to use soy milk or rice milk.

Chai tea recipes are various. Try to experiment with it and have fun. To use this recipe as a base, you will eventually explore or make your own desire concoction. Or you may just have fun with this base recipe . Here is authentic, traditional Chai tea recipe

Chai Tea Recipe - for 2 cups

Ingredients

  - 2 cups water
  - 2 cloves
  - 3 green cardamoms
  - A small piece of brown cardamom
  - Pinch of fennel seeds
  - A small piece of cinnamon stick
  - 3/4 cup milk
  - 2 teaspoons of tea leaves or 1 tea bag

Preparation
  • Crush all spices using pestle and mortar. Crushing the spices bring out the flavor very nicely.
  • Place water and all spices in a pot and bring to boil
  • Cover and lower the heat to allow it to simmer for about 10 minutes
  • Add tea leaves and bring it to a gentle boil, then allow it to simmer for about 10 minutes
  • Add milk and bring to a gentle boil
  • Remove from heat, add sugar or honey as desired.
Enjoy and have fun with it!

As mentioned above, there are a lot of combination to this base recipe. To the spice mix, you are able to add nutmeg and peppercorns. Try the other and find which chai tea recipe works best for you.



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An Introduction To Chai Tea Latte

Even though many people usually think latte with coffee or espresso, chai tea latte is increasingly popular and much consumed.  Not like a regular cup of tea, chai tea is  blended of black tea from India or Ceylon, and  spices as an assortment.

There are pre made blends existing in the form of filter bags, powdered chai tea, decaffeinated chai tea, or liquid concentrate.  All of them are able to be used to make chai tea latte.  You are even able to formulate your private recipe for chai tea and use it to make a nice latte.

When a good deal of chai tea is taken without milk or cream, it is the addition of these to the chai tea that make it into chai tea latte.  If you or your family suffers from lactose intolerance, you are able to substitute soy or rice milk in the recipe.  Usually, people make chai tea latte sweet with honey or sugar, but you are also able to try maple sugar as a sweetener, too.

To brew chai tea latte, the most simplest way to do  is to brew up a cup or pot of chai tea as you firstly want.  It will be best to add milk or cream which was heated to the tea, in this way, the addition of the milk would not cool the chai tea down.  Sugar, or the sweetener you chose, should now be added, and the chai tea should be stirred.  Chai tea latte is a soothing and creamy drink that will help to relax and calm you.  There are even already mixes of chai tea latte which  would only need that you add hot water to enjoy them.

Chai tea latte makes a nice beverage to curl up with on a chilly day, but can also be a great beverage in the warmer months, too.  After brewing your latte just as you like it, you are able to chill it and then pour it over cubes of ice for a refreshing, cooling beverage during the summer.  It will make a great drink to serve at barbecues party or while family gatherings.

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April 3, 2011

All About The Chai Tea

Chai tea is one of tea varieties which historically came from India, in Hindi word, the meaning of Chai is tea itself. Chai tea is very popular among the tea lovers. It has become a favorite staple in a lot of menus.

Nowadays most restaurants are serving Chai tea as a favorite item, to show the popularity and importance of chai tea. When you drink a cup of Chai tea,  be sure that you would become the lover of it.. The kick you get from it is immense, but you don’t have to worry it isn’t an alcoholic drinks.

The special of Chai tea is  prepared with a lot of spices. The variation of the spices is very special to make the Chai tea becomes very special and has unique tasty.

There are a lot of varieties of recipes existing for Chai tea. Each of these varieties depending on the amount and kind of spices you infuse in the tea. . The particular spices that would be used for the preparation of Chai tea are cloves, ginger, cinnamon, pepper, cardamom and garlic.

To add another taste one can also add molasses, honey and sugar. The basic ingredient usually uses black tea. You can use various species of tea to make the Chai tea. You can find the recipes with so simple preparation till very complex preparation. Chai tea preparation is an art and one needs good ability to brew it in a really perfect way.

There are a lot of benefits of chai tea. Here are some of them :.

-The newest studies reported that Chai tea is very good to prevent the growth of cancer cells. Once you drink one cup of Chai tea every day, you can reduce the cancer possibilities 

-Chai tea is very good to get relief from stress and it has medical powers in lowering tension.

-It is a good  medicine of herbal for stomach upset and it is a really digestive agent

-Chai tea is a rejuvenatory. It will rejuvenate you body and mind. One cup of tea would be a good drink.

-It is an anti oxidant which has strong power as a stimulant of immune system and also helps countering a lot of illnesses.

-Chai tea is useful to relieve the headache
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Nice Chai Tea Latte Recipes

Wondering chai tea latte recipes?. Chai tea latte is very well-known in the United States. People know, in the west, as chai tea latte, when it was served in many coffee shops. 
You could prepare chai tea latte in many ways. It depends on the ingredients available at your home, you are able to opt to use some of the methods. Here are two nice chai tea latte recipes you can try :

Chai Tea Latte Recipe : Using Leaves of Tea

This is in fact one of the most authentic way to make chai tea latte. In order to be more valuable, this is the way the chai tea latte recipe is made in the subcontinent of India..

Ingredients
  • Water 1½ cups
  • Cinnamon Stick 1 inch
  • Cardamom Pods 2 to 3
  • Whole Clove 1 to 2
  • Fresh Ginger Root (grated) ¼ inch
  • Milk 2/3 cup
  • Sugar 4 teaspoons
  • Tea Leaves 3 teaspoons
Method
  • Bring water to a boil and add cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves and grated ginger to the water.
  • Cover the pot, lower the heat to low and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Now add milk and sugar to water and bring it to a boil.
  • At last add tea leaves and let it simmer for 3 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and let the tea steep for 3 minutes, strain and enjoy your chai tea latte.
Chai Tea Latte Recipe : Using Tea Bags

If you have no leaves of tea available, please make chai tea latte by using tea bags as the second best option.
Ingredients
  • Water 2 cups
  • Tea Bags 3
  • Ginger (grated) ¼ teaspoon
  • Cardomom ¼ teaspoon
  • Whole Clove 1
  • Cinnamon Stick 1
  • Sugar 6 to 8 teaspoons
  • Milk 2½ cups
Method
  • In a pot add water, ginger, cardamom, whole clove, cinnamon stick and tea bags and bring it to a boil.
  • Let it boil for 5 to 6 minutes.
  • Add sugar and milk to the tea and bring it to a boil.
  • Let it simmer for a couple of minutes, remove from heat and strain the tea and your tea is ready.
 You can also read and try other chai tea latte recipes such as   chai tea latte using liquid concentrate and
chai tea latte using powdered mix.
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