Thursday, August 11, 2016

Jaggery Masala Chai / Tea ~ Day 170


Make your next cup of chai / tea a healthy and flavorful one by using jaggery instead of white sugar.   Jaggery is an unrefined sugar made from sugar cane juice. There are many types of jaggery made from different plants that are available in the Indian supermarket or online.     Here is some more info on jaggery.

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Preparation time: 2 minutes
Making time: 5 minutes
Yields: 2 cups
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Ingredients:
  • Loose tea - 2 tbsp 
  • or tea bags - 3 ( my favorite brand is Tajmahal)
  • Water - 1 and 1/2 cups
  • Milk (whole milk or 2 %) - 1/2 cup
  • Powdered Jaggery - 2 tbsp or to taste
  • Tea masala powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Grated ginger - 1/2 tsp

Method:

  1. In a medium saucepan, place 1 1/2 cups water.  Add 2 tbsp tea or 3 tea bags, jaggery, ginger and tea masala.  Bring the water to a boil.
  2. Add milk and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.  Strain in your favorite cup.
  3. Sip and enjoy!

1 comment:

  1. wow tea made super healthy :) looks so refreshing and at the same time healthy as well.. Kudos

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