Chai Tea
Welcome to my Ayurveda & Yoga blog! I’m Evangeline and I’m an RMT and holistic health coach. I started my blog during covid to stay connected to my clients and share my love of cooking healthy, AYURVEDIC INSPIRED meals.
Ayurvedic cooking is a conscious approach to preparing and cooking tasty, nutritious, balanced meals using spices and herbs, and taking into consideration the external conditions such as the season and time of day, in addition to how you are feeling.
Updated February 28, 2024
A handful of warming spices, water, tea and milk, and you have chai tea! So perfect during fall and winter season.
The warming spices of fresh ginger, black pepper, cloves and cinnamon, with the aromatic, balancing effect of cardamom and star anise makes for a full symphony of flavour! Enjoy! And if you happen to be reading this around the holiday season, pair with a few of these Ayurvedic inspired Holiday Shortbread Cookies!
Ayurvedic Profile of Spices
Cinnamon - warming quality; helps metabolize sugar
Cloves - warming spice, opens up the channels without aggravating pitta dosha
Cardamom - helps digest the protein in the milk
Ginger root - pungent, warming, anti-inflammatory, helps with digestion, relieve gas, and joint health
Black Peppercorn - warming spice, opens up the physical channels
Star anise - warming, pungent opens up the channels, soothing for digestion
Chai Tea
Yield: 2-3 cups
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
INGREDIENTS
4 cups water
2 cinnamon sticks
8 cloves
8 crushed cardamom pods
Thumb size ginger root thinly sliced
¼ tsp fresh ground peppercorns
1 star anise (optional)
2-3 Tablespoons loose black or green tea or 3 tea bags
½ cup grass-fed whole milk or plant based milk
instructions
Put all the spices with water and let come to a boil for a few minutes.
Add tea and milk and let come to just a boil, then turn heat down to low, and cover with a lid. Let steep for 5 minutes.
With a strainer, pour tea into cups.
Enjoy!
Green tea chai version for when you need a gentler less caffeine pick me up.