After posing the question, how does one make real chai? I did some reading and came up with a suitable method that seemed real. A friend of mine just had twin boys, eek, so I am trying to cook up some meals for her and the now 4 “men” in her family. The real chai method is suppose to be messy so tonight I thought heck, what is one more mess to clean up. I am so glad I made the rest of this with the Tiff real chai method, it was so worth the mess. The method went as follows:
There was about 1.5 T left of this and it was mostly spices so I dumped the remainder of the package into a pot with 8oz water and 8oz milk. I turned on the heat, brought it to a light boil, turned my back until I heard the sound of milk almost boiling over my pot, woops. Turned the heat back down and let it simmer for 6 mins. At 6 mins I added about 1.5 tsp of LB and let it sit for 3 mins. Then I poured the mess into my strainer added some honey and CHAI HEAVEN!! I will call that a successful mess! Now I wish I had more of this lovely blend. It was vanilla, citrus and a fun mix of spices. If this shows up again and a Verdant blend, count me in.
Yum. And i cannot imagine having twins. Lots of luck to your friend!