Tandoori Chai Recipe (Kulhad Chai)
Tandoori Chai (Kulhad Chai) is a delicious twist on regular tea where Masala Chai is smoked by pouring it into a hot kulhad (clay mug). Here is how to make it at home.
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 2 teaspoons loose black tea (chai patti) or 2 tea bags
- 2 teaspoons granulated white sugar
- 1 teaspoon chai masala powder
- 1 cup whole milk (full-fat milk)
Instructions
Make The Tea
- Heat water in a saucepan over medium heat.
- When the water comes to a boil, add black tea, sugar, and chai masala powder and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add milk and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Strain the tea using a tea strainer.
Smoke The Tea
- While the tea is cooking, heat a clay mug (kulhad) over direct heat until it is very hot. Keep rotating it with the help of a tong so that it heats evenly on all sides.
- Keep the hot mug in a deep pot and pour the strained tea into the hot mug.
- The chai will froth vigorously like a volcano and pour into the pot. It will get infused with earthy flavor from the clay mug during this process.
- Once the frothing has subsided, pour the hot smoky tea into a fresh teacup or a clay mug and serve immediately.
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Notes
You can make the tea however you like. The uniqueness of this recipe is the smoking process.
To make a big batch, heat a clay matka and use it to smoke the tea. I call it Matka Chai :)
Nutrition
Calories: 91kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 59mg | Potassium: 161mg | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 198IU | Calcium: 138mg
