Vij's: Elegant and Inspired Indian Cuisine
Vij's Chai
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Recipe Review
andrew from Vancouver Island, BC
This is a very mild chai recipe. We followed the directions exactly, using green cardamom pods and fennel seeds straight from our garden, with orange pekoe tea. The taste was quite subtle, more subtle than I remember from visiting the restaurant, so maybe next time I'll boil the spices a little more slowly when I make it.
It's definitely not the aggressive chai flavour you'll get from some places - no cloves, cinnamon or ginger. They do it this way deliberately for the restaurant, so they can keep it hot and not overspiced. It's definitely pleasant, but I think I'll experiment a bit with some additional spices in the future.
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