Irani Chai Recipe (Hyderabadi Dum Tea)

Irani Chai (Irani Tea, Hyderabadi Dum Chai) is a Persian-influenced tea extremely popular in Hyderabad. Use my simple recipe to make this creamy tea at home.

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Irani Chai Recipe (Hyderabadi Dum Tea)

Irani Chai (Irani Tea, Hyderabadi Dum Chai) is a Persian-influenced tea extremely popular in Hyderabad. Use my simple recipe to make this creamy tea at home.

Prep Time5

Cook Time30

Total Time35

Course: Beverage

Cuisine: Indian

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Servings: people

Author: Neha Mathur

Ingredients

For The Tea Decoction

2 cups water
2 teaspoons Assam black tea leaves (chai patti) or 2 tea bags
2 teaspoons granulated white sugar adjust as per your taste
2 green cardamoms (hari elaichi) lightly crushed
1 inch piece of cinnamon stick (dalchini) lightly crushed

For The Creamy Milk

2 cups whole milk (full-fat milk)
2 tablespoons khoya crumbled

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Instructions

Make The Tea Decoction

Add water, tea leaves, sugar, green cardamoms, and cinnamon stick into a saucepan.
Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
Cover the saucepan with a tight-fitting lid and reduce the heat to low.
Cook the tea on low heat for 30 minutes.

Make The Creamy Milk

While the tea is cooking on dum, make the milk mixture.
Add milk to a saucepan and bring it to a boil on medium-high heat.
Reduce the heat to medium and cook until the milk is reduced to half. Stir frequently to avoid scorching at the bottom of the pan.
Add khoya and cook for 3-4 minutes until it is mixed well in the milk.

Assemble The Chai

Strain the tea using a tea strainer and pour ¼ cup of decoction in a serving cup.
Top with ¾ cup of the milk mixture and serve immediately.

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Notes

If the lid does not fit tightly over the saucepan, you can seal it with whole wheat flour dough to prevent steam from escaping.

If khoya is not available, then mix 2 tablespoons of milk powder with 1 tablespoon of milk and mix well. Use it in place of khoya.

Some people replace khoya with heavy cream or condensed milk. The taste will be slightly different, but you can give it a try. Skip adding any extra sugar if using condensed milk, as it is already very sweet.

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