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drank Masala Chai by Teavana
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Epic Chai Fail tonight. Tried using 4tsp tea to 3 cups water, boiled together for 10 minutes, added 1 cup milk and simmered for 10 minutes and then strained. Something just is missing from this mix. I thought it was awful when I made it with the Soy milk, but I think it is the chai base. I’ll have to try this one as a regular tea next, other wise it will be passed on to a better home.

teaplz

Maybe you’re doing too much boiling and simmering?

From the infamous takgoti chai recipe (for one serving):

1 cup of water, 1 cup of milk/milk equivalent, 1 tbsp of sugar, 1 tbsp of chai.

Boil water and sugar together in a saucepan until sugar dissolves into water.
Add the chai, then simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the milk, simmering and stirring.
Bring it to a boil (don’t let it boil over), turn the heat off and let it sit for a long time. Like 7-10 minutes long. I let it sit for around 8-9 or so.
Strain and serve.

Hope this helps! If not, then maybe it’s not good chai. :(

~lauren.

@teaplz – thanks for the (in)famous takgoti chai recipe. A week or so back, I had a monumental failure of chais – nothing I did tasted right. I am going to save this recipe and try again.

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teaplz

Maybe you’re doing too much boiling and simmering?

From the infamous takgoti chai recipe (for one serving):

1 cup of water, 1 cup of milk/milk equivalent, 1 tbsp of sugar, 1 tbsp of chai.

Boil water and sugar together in a saucepan until sugar dissolves into water.
Add the chai, then simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the milk, simmering and stirring.
Bring it to a boil (don’t let it boil over), turn the heat off and let it sit for a long time. Like 7-10 minutes long. I let it sit for around 8-9 or so.
Strain and serve.

Hope this helps! If not, then maybe it’s not good chai. :(

~lauren.

@teaplz – thanks for the (in)famous takgoti chai recipe. A week or so back, I had a monumental failure of chais – nothing I did tasted right. I am going to save this recipe and try again.

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Live in the cornfields of IL, but not too far from the city. Expecting a baby any day now (due Oct 24 2011). Sticking to mainly herbal and low caffeine teas for now. Trying to encourage my husbands tea drinking, but he adds so much sweetner he may as well just drink diet pop. I love trying new teas, and will try any tea once.

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