Tandoori Chai

Tandoori Chai

 

In this recipe tea is prepared in usual Indian way, after that a clay pot is heated(usually in Tandoor) and prepared tea is poured in the clay pot so that it absorbs flavors of the hot clay pot.

This recipe is inspired by famous tea shop in Pune (Chai La ), Tandoori chai is unique variety of Indian tea

You must have heard of tandoori roti or tandoori Paneer  but in Pune “Chai La” named restaurant Tandoori tea is found. This tea of ​​Tandoori Smoke Flavors, which is only available in 20 rupees, has made people crazy in a short time. The 29-year-old B.Sc. graduate Amul Dilip Rajdeo resident of Pune and his cousin, Pramod Bankar, has inaugurated this special tea. This tea chain, which was popular in just two months, is planning to open it in 13 states of the country.

Tandoori Chai

Ingredients

Milk            3/4 Cup

Water       1/2 Cup

Tea leaves 1 tbsp

Sugar           1tbsp

Cardemom।  4 Nos

Ginger।          1 Tbsp

Prepping for Tandoor Chai 

Place the clay pot on a flame and heat it up for the 10 minutes from all side on a medium flame.

Method of making the Tandoor Chai

Prepare the tea by boiling the water and adding Sugar, Tea leaves, Cardemom,Grated Ginger and once the water is boiling add the milk and boil for 2 more minutes.

Then using a tea strainer remove the tea in A cup

Now carefully using tongs place the clay pot in a deep pot/ vessel, and start pouring the hot tea in it. You will start seeing that the tea is bubbling in the clay pot and oozing out.

This process is going to give the tea a very unique earthy flavour and give a smoky taste.

And Smoky flavour and aromatic popular tandoori tea is ready to serve.