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    Whisk Affair » Recipes » Beverages » Pudina Chai (Indian Mint Tea)

    Published: Dec 2, 2021 | Last Updated On: Dec 3, 2021 by Neha Mathur

    Pudina Chai (Indian Mint Tea)

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    Pudina Chai (Indian Mint Tea) is an Indian milk tea made using fresh mint leaves, milk, black tea leaves, and jaggery. It is soothing, warming, and gives you instant relief from cold. Try it!

    Here are some more tea recipes that you may like – Pumpkin Spice Chai Tea, Adrak Wali Chai, Lemon Tea, Kashmiri Tea Kahwa, Herbal Saffron Tea, Indian Masala Chai, and Tandoori Chai.

    Pudina chai served in a cup.
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    • About This Recipe
    • Health Benefits Of Pudina Chai
    • Ingredients
    • How To Make Pudina Chai
    • Serving Suggestions
    • You Might Also Like
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    About This Recipe

    Pudina Chai (Indian Mint Tea) is a refreshing twist to your regular Indian masala chai with an addition of fresh mint leaves and jaggery. Adding mint leaves to the tea adds a unique flavor to it and makes it healthier.

    This jaggery mint tea is light and aromatic and is a perfect beverage to sip on cold winter or monsoon days. It is also great to sip after a heavy meal as it avoids heartburn and bloating.

    My gud pudina chai recipe makes 2 cups of tea but you can easily scale the recipe.

    Health Benefits Of Pudina Chai

    Mint is one of those herbs that is great for detoxifying, thus sipping on this tea will surely detoxify your body.

    It is great for your stomach. It promotes digestion and also avoids bloating.

    Fresh mint tea is also considered really good for your immune system.

    Pudina Chai is considered good if you are suffering from throat infections or cold. It will definitely give you instant relief.

    It is super refreshing, one cup of this pudina tea will surely make you feel good on a tiring day. It also helps cure bad breath.

    Jaggery used to make this tea gives warmth to the body and also enhances immunity.

    Ingredients

    Pudina chai ingredients.

    Mint Leaves – Choose fresh and green mint leaves (pudina leaves) to make this tea.

    Tea – Use any black tea leaves (chai patti) that is regularly used at home. You can choose to use loose tea leaves or tea bags.

    Ginger – The flavor of fresh ginger really complements the refreshing flavor of mint leaves.

    Milk – I prefer using whole milk (full-fat milk) for a creamier chai. You can replace it with skim or low-fat milk if you wish to. You can also use plant-based milk like almond milk, oat milk, coconut milk, etc for a vegan chai.

    Jaggery – This chai is sweetened using powdered jaggery. The flavor of jaggery, ginger, and mint leaves go very well together. Having said that, you can replace jaggery with white granulated sugar, brown sugar, or sugar-free substitutes like monk fruit or stevia.

    If using jaggery, always use organic jaggery that is dark brown in color. The light-colored jaggery has chemicals added to it to lighten the color. It might look good but is not good for the body.

    Chai Masala – Use store-bought chai masala or make a batch using my homemade chai masala powder recipe. Homemade chai masala is definitely better than the store-bought one and is much more economical too.

    How To Make Pudina Chai

    Combine 2 cups water, 1 teaspoon chai masala, and a 1-inch piece of ginger (crushed) in a saucepan.

    Water, chai masala powder and ginger added to a saucepan.

    Bring the mixture to a boil on medium-high heat.

    Mixture brought to a boil.

    Reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for 3-4 minutes.

    Simmering tea.

    Add 2 teaspoon tea leaves and ½ cup whole milk (full-fat milk) and simmer for 2 more minutes.

    Tea leaves and milk added to the pan.
    Simmered for 2 minutes.

    Add 15-20 mint leaves and cook for 30 seconds. Do not overcook after adding the mint leaves otherwise the tea will turn bitter.

    Mint leaves added to the pan.
    Tea simmered for 30 seconds.

    Strain the tea in a jug and stir in 2 tablespoon powdered jaggery.

    Pour the tea into serving cups and serve hot.

    Note – You can also strain the tea directly in serving cups and add jaggery into the cups themselves.

    Tea strained in a jug.
    Strained tea mixed with jaggery.

    Serving Suggestions

    Pudina Chai is a soothing winter beverage that can be had in the morning or evening instead of your regular tea. You can just sip it after meals for great digestion as well. Serve a few cookies or snacks on the side to munch along with the tea.

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    Pudina Chai (Pudina Tea) is an Indian milk tea made using fresh mint leaves, milk, black tea leaves, and jaggery. It is soothing, warming, and gives you instant relief from cold. Try it!

    Pudina Chai (Indian Mint Tea)

    Pudina Chai (Indian Mint Tea) is an Indian milk tea made using fresh mint leaves, milk, black tea leaves, and jaggery. It is soothing, warming, and gives you instant relief from cold. Try it!
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    Course: Beverage
    Cuisine: Indian
    Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 8 minutes
    Total Time: 13 minutes
    Servings: 2 people
    Calories: 95kcal
    Author: Neha Mathur

    Ingredients 

    • 2 cups water
    • 1 teaspoon chai masala
    • 1 inch piece of ginger (crushed)
    • 2 teaspoons loose black tea leaves (chai patti) (or 2 tea bags)
    • ½ cup whole milk (full-fat milk)
    • 15-20 fresh mint leaves
    • 2 tablespoons powdered jaggery
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    Instructions

    • Combine water, chai masala, and ginger in a saucepan.
    • Bring the mixture to a boil on medium-high heat.
    • Reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for 3-4 minutes.
    • Add tea leaves and milk and simmer for 2 more minutes.
    • Add mint leaves and cook for 30 seconds. Do not overcook after adding the mint leaves otherwise the tea will turn bitter.
    • Strain the tea in a jug and stir in jaggery.
    • Pour the tea into serving cups and serve hot.
    • You can also strain the tea directly in serving cups and add jaggery into the cups themselves.

    Notes

    You can replace jaggery with white granulated sugar, brown sugar, or sugar-free substitutes like monk fruit or stevia.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 95kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 40mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 417IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 1mg
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