Chai. Coffee. Matcha.
What do they all have in common?
It’s one of the first things I consume in the morning. It’s something I always look forward to, and sometimes it’s also good for the health (depending on who you follow 🤓) .
For me, chai was something I grew up drinking on the weekends till I was “old enough” to have it every day.
Years later, this is still my drink of choice especially in the colder months. Though, I do have phases where I switch it up with either coffee or matcha. Now despite “chai” being everywhere, I think we can all agree like everything else, homemade is the best.
Personally, I prefer my parents’ chai over mine. There’s something always better when family makes it vs. when I make it (even if I follow the direction to at T).
It’s that extra dose of love, light, and homey feeling.
This is where the inspiration for the blog name came about: mychaifilteredlife. (All those that REALLY know me are probably not surprised by my love/obsession with chai and the name I chose for the blog.)
Chai is something that gets me out of bed and gets the day started. It’s an important part of my morning routine which I hope to write about on another day. Anyways, when it came to thinking of a name for the blog, I realized I wanted this to be space where I filter all the BS, nerves, fear, and just state how I feel about the topics I write about. This will be MYchaifilteredlife .
Now that we got that out of the way, how about I share how I make my simple chai:
Servings size: 2
Ingredients
1/2 cup Milk (the only time I drink 2% milk)
1 cup Water
1/2-to 1inch Ginger (depending on how much you like the taste of ginger)
2-3 Cardamom
2-3 tsp Sugar (depending on how sweet you want it- I’m tending to go less sweet these days)
2 tsp Tea Leaves (the brand I use is Lipton Orange Pekoe- I only find them in the Indian store)
Directions:
- Crush ginger and cardamom into a mortar
- Add crushed ginger and cardamom with milk and water in a small pot till the first boil (usually a steel pot)
- Once it boils, add the tea leaves and sugar (TIP: put on medium to low heat and be patient- it’s worth it in the end)
- Wait for it to boil again and let sit for a min or so, and then strain to each cup
- Enjoy!
P.S I like it really hot, so I drink it as soon as possible, or worse I warm it up again which I do not recommend- it sweetens it a bit more and tastes a bit different after putting it in the microwave. My brother got me an Ember cup annd I used till the scratches inside the cup, warranted me to throw it out.
