Chai lovers, assemble! ☕ If your day doesn't start until that first sip of boiling hot, ginger-infused cutting chai hits your palate, you're in the right place.
The average Indian chai drinker consumes nearly 3 to 4 teaspoons of white sugar every single day through tea alone. That's over 14kg of hidden sugar a year! But cutting out sugar shouldn't mean drinking sad, bitter tea. Enter MoNKo Everyday Sweet — 1 sachet per cup gives you the exact sweetness of sugar with ZERO aftertaste.
🛒 Ingredients (For 2 Kulhad Cups)
- Water: 1.5 Cups
- Milk: 1 Cup (whole milk or oat/almond milk for vegan option)
- Assam Tea Leaves (CTC): 2.5 Teaspoons
- Fresh Ginger (Adrak): 1 inch (crushed)
- Green Cardamom (Elaichi): 2 pods (cracked open)
- MoNKo Sachet: 2 Sachets (or 2 tsp 1:1 replacement)
⚡ How to Brew Like a Pro
- Infuse the Aromatics: In a tea pan, bring water, crushed ginger, and cardamom pods to a rolling boil for 3 minutes until the water turns aromatic.
- Add Strong Tea Leaves: Add 2.5 tsp of CTC Assam tea leaves. Let it boil on medium flame until deep amber brown.
- Pour in Milk: Pour in the milk and bring the chai to 3 rising boils (the classic tapri style rise!).
- Sweeten with MoNKo: Add 2 sachets of MoNKo Everyday Sweet right before turning off the heat. Stir gently — it dissolves instantly with no residue.
- Strain & Enjoy: Strain into hot clay kulhad cups and enjoy your morning energy surge!