No matter how much time passes, tea ceremonies never go out of fashion or out of taste preferences. What is the secret of tea and why is a hospitable dinner complete without a cup of strong brew?
Of course, everyone has already found, well, or at least close to their favorite tea. World history has thousands of types and aromas of a hot drink, with which the walls of someone's apartment are probably already saturated. And in the modern world, people have already learned to combine business with pleasure, so even the most ordinary tea party sometimes carries a whole range of fitness and beauty services!
It is sometimes difficult for an inexperienced tea lover to bow to one or another type of tea, due to the fact that, unaware of the true properties of the drink, taste preferences mix, getting lost in exquisite aromas.
If you don’t know how to treat yourself in the evening, then pay attention to Masala tea. And what is its highlight? - you ask. The answer is stored in the thousand-year history of brewing this tea.
Inclining to legends and fragmentary information, there is an opinion that Masala tea came to us from the very court of Asian kings, by the way, this is the 7th millennium BC. According to other scientists, this is the 3rd millennium BC. It is up to you to decide which source they will bow to, however, no matter where the tea deposit is located geographically (India or Thailand), its essence is the same - a cleansing, tonic Ayurvedic drink.
There are different approaches to the very process of brewing Masala tea, but the presence of spices and milk will be a prerequisite for each recipe! In fact, the British were the first to start drinking tea with milk, and it was from 1835, when Great Britain began to grow black tea in India, that the famous recipe for tea with milk and spices appeared.
In India, even in our time, it is customary to invite guests with Masala tea, and it is best to drink it from a cup of unbaked clay.
It has already been said that there are a huge number of varieties of Masala tea, but it would be better to consider not all, but a few recipes that are the easiest to make, and at the same time very useful to use.
Recipe 1
Ingredients:
- 1 cup milk (but if you want a thicker tea, use a little more milk)
- 2 cups of drinking water;
- 2 tablespoons of black tea (it is important to use black tea);
- Sugar to taste;
- A pinch of grated nutmeg;
- A pinch of ginger spice;
- a pinch of cinnamon;
- 2 cashew nuts (grated);
- Tea additive: dry rose petals.
Cooking method:
- Mix milk and water in one container. Put on fire and bring to a boil.
- Pour black tea into the boiling mass and stir it briefly;
- Turn off the heat and add the spices listed above to the resulting composition. Let the tea brew, and then serve.
- Tea is ready, enjoy your tea!
Recipe 2
Ingredients:
- 5 cups of water;
- ¼ cup black tea;
- ¼ cup honey;
- 3 cups of milk
- 4 small cinnamon sticks;
- 1 teaspoon vanilla powder.
Cooking method:
- Type water into an enameled pan, and put the spices into it in a bag, for example, from a brand. The main thing is to fix the bag correctly, so that later it is easy to get it.
- Bring the water to a boil, then reduce the heat and boil the spices for another 10 minutes;
- Then, turn off the fire completely and add black tea to the container;
- Let the resulting tincture, in fact, brew for 2-3 minutes.
- Take out the spice bag;
- Add milk and honey.
- Tea is ready, enjoy your tea!
Recipe 3
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of water;
- ½ cup milk;
- 2 teaspoons of black tea;
- Sugar to taste;
- 10 peas of black pepper;
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger.
Cooking method:
- Pour water and milk into a suitable saucepan. Bring this mixture to a boil;
- It is important to immediately reduce the heat after the mixture boils;
- Add black tea and continue the brewing process for another 2-3 minutes.
- Happy tea!
And so, drinking Masala tea in the evening, it would not be bad to learn some interesting facts about it. The most unusual and exciting thing about masala chai is that there is no recipe, as such, a single set of spices. Each master and any person uses the set of spices that he most likes.
However, the most popular additives are cinnamon and ginger. Often honey is used instead of sugar. And, based on the list of ingredients, we can conclude that Masala tea is a real storehouse of useful vitamins that contribute to the charge of vivacity and energy. It is also important to know that such a drink relieves drowsiness, improves the digestive system, cleanses the blood of harmful substances and generally normalizes blood circulation.
Do not forget about the warming property of this drink, which also strengthens the immune system. And the most interesting - improves mental abilities and strengthens memory!
Thus, this drink really combines business with pleasure: take care of your health and enjoy a cozy evening with a cup of Masala tea.
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