Chai Tea Recipes
From Sugar-Free Chai Tea
to the Original Chai Tea Recipe

Chai tea originates from India. In Hindi chai means tea. Masala Chai is what most of us commonly refer to as the chai tea mix.

So what is the original chai recipe? There is no easy answer to this question because several regional variations exist.

Here are the main components of the common chai recipe:

• Cardamom (or Cardamon)
• Cinnamon
• Black Peppercorns
• Clove
• Star Anise
• Ginger
• All Spices
• Fennel
• Milk
• Sugar or Honey
• Tea... obviously!

You can enjoy it as sugar free chai tea or milk free chai tea, hot, warm or iced.

You can alter the recipe as much as you want. As far as milk goes, you can use condensed milk, whole milk, soy milk or even rice milk. All will nicely complement the flavour of chai tea.

As long as you maintain the spices and tea leaves, drinking chai tea will continue to provide you with some health benefits.

You can have green chai tea, black chai tea or chai tea latter (with milk). As long as you have the tea leaves, you have the regular health benefits tea has to offer.

Additionally, the spices in chai add other benefits. For example, green cardamom and cloves are believed to both help with teeth and gum disease and stomach disorders. Cinnamon is supposed to help with colds as well as digestive problems.