Typically confused by the West, “chai” refers to the Hindi word for “tea” and it was derived from “cha”, the Chinese word for tea. The Hindi term means a mix of spices steeped into a tea-like beverage, but recipes for Masala Chai vary across the country depending on cultures, towns, and families. Black tea mixed with robust aromatic spices, like cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and black peppercorns, are the classic ingredients traditionally found in this milky sweet cup of Masala Chai.
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