Authentic Indian Milk Tea Recipe: 4 Easy Steps

Did you ever taste Indian ‘chai’ or the hot milk tea? Do you know how to prepare it? This refreshing drink came into existence several years ago in the colourful and cultural land of India. The ingredients of Indian milk tea are full of wonderful benefits, and it’s good for the body, mind and soul. Wondering how to make good tea with milk at home, then worry not you are at the right place!

How To Make Milk Tea:

1. Hot Milk Tea:

The traditional and ever classic hot milk tea tastes perfect on almost every occasion. Whether it is crackers or bhujia, you can eat this with almost any Indian snack! This recipe of milk tea takes only 5 minutes to prepare!

Ingredients:

• 4 to 6 ounces of water
• 2 tablespoons of tea leaves
• 4 ounces of whole milk or 2% milk
• 1 or 2 tablespoons of sugar or honey

Steps:

1. Boil water in a pan and add the tea leaves to it. Let it boil for a minute or so.
2. Now take a small piece of freshly chopped ginger, some cardamom and add it to the boiling water.
3. Stir and simmer for a minute.
4. On the other hand, get hold of a cup and add a bit of the condensed milk to it.
5. Pour the hot black tea into it and stir a bit with the help of a spoon.
6. You could crush the cardamom before adding. This will make your tea smell real good.
7. Repeat the same for the rest of the cups. Be careful with the quantity.
8. And voila! You just finished making some piping hot Indian “chai”!

2. Iced Milk Tea:

Beat the heat this summer with some refreshing and flavoursome iced milk tea! This drink is popular all over the country and a favourite among children. If you have young ones at home you would like to impress, make some iced tea!

Ingredients:

• Two bags of tea
• 6 ounces of water
• 4 ounces of condensed milk
• 6 ounces of ice

Steps:

1. Boil the water on a stove. If you are using a kettle, wait for it to whistle. Heating water shouldn’t be longer than one to two minutes.
2. Now take your tea bags and place them in their respective cups. Please don’t place more than one tea bag in one cup.
3. Pour boiling water into the cups and let it steep for a minute.
4. Now add some condensed milk. If your condensed milk is sweet, don’t add sugar.
5. Now take another glass and fill it with ice. Add a couple of crushed ice cubes to it. Make sure the glass is 3/4^thfull. Too little and too less won’t do.
6. Pour it into the glass and you are done!

3. Apple Milk Tea:

Apple milk tea is soft and full of taste. It comes with health benefits and doesn’t take much time to prepare. Don’t forget to add some ice to your drink! It always tastes better when chilled.

Ingredients:

• 350 ml of water
• 150 ml of black tea
• One apple

Steps:

1. Once you have done preparing the black tea, you can get on with the preparation.
2. Now mix the black tea with milk tea.
3. Chop the apple into 5 pieces, add it to a blender and wait till it turns slurry.
4. Pour the milk tea into the blender as well.
5. Now add crushed ice to add some flavour to it.
6. Pour apple milk tea into a big glass and enjoy till it lasts.

4. Royal Milk Tea:

The royal milk tea tastes absolutely wonderful. Originating in the beautiful state of Assam and often taken with snacks in Darjeeling, this drink is something you should definitely try during the winter months!

Ingredients:

• 3/4^th cups of water
• 2 tablespoons of Darjeeling or Assam tea leaves
• Half a cup of milk
• Sugar or honey

Steps:

1. In a small saucepan, add water and boil for a minute.
2. When you see the water boiling, add some tea leaves and then reduce the heat. Let it simmer for a minute or so.
3. Now add milk and stir with a spoon.
4. When you see the tea boiling, reduce the heat and gently remove the flame.
5. Now use a strainer to remove the tea leaves.
6. Pour into a tea cup and serve hot!

Benefits Of Milk Tea:

Milk tea comes with so many health benefits. The list given below should definitely convince you to make some at home.

1. Tea contains polyphenols and catechins that prevent life threatening diseases such as cancer (1).
2. It also keeps your heart protected. Milk tea is beneficial for a healthy cardiovascular system as it reduces the chances of heart attacks (2).
3. Tea comes with several calcium benefits as well (3).This will keep your bones and teeth healthy.
4. Chai is a better substitute for all coffee lovers. It doesn’t contain caffeine as much as coffee does, and provides amazing health benefits.
5. Tea contains anti-inflammatory properties that reduce the symptoms of arthritis.

Tea Snacks:

It can be a little boring to just drink tea! Add a few delectable snacks to enjoy better! These few ideas will help you!

• Cupcake (70 calories per piece, without any topping)
• Biscuits (53 calories for one)
• Brown bread sandwich with cucumber and a bit of low fat cream cheese (39 calories with just one slice)
• Cookies (76 calories for one)

Now that you know how to make milk tea, let us know if you’ll give this a try. Did you enjoy reading the post? Do you drink milk tea every day? Tell us about your experiences in the comment box below!