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!
2teaspoonsloose black tea leaves (chai patti)or 2 tea bags
½cupwhole milk (full-fat milk)
15-20fresh mint leavesrinsed
2tablespoonspowdered jaggery
Instructions
Combine water, chai masala powder, 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.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.