Spiced Chai Latte — Barista Style at Home
A café-quality spiced chai latte made at home with homemade masala concentrate, frothed milk, and a perfect spice finish.
Classic recipes, regional variations, large-batch guides, and brewing tips.
A café-quality spiced chai latte made at home with homemade masala concentrate, frothed milk, and a perfect spice finish.
A complete guide to brewing the legendary Darjeeling first flush — the world's most prized spring tea — at its absolute best.
A slow-steeped cold brew chai infused with whole spices overnight — smooth, bold, and completely refreshing over ice.
A cold chai that does not taste watered-down or wrong. The key is brewing double-strength, chilling quickly, and using the right milk. A summer essential.
A bright, caffeine-free herbal chai that soothes and refreshes — built on fresh ginger, lemon, raw honey, and warming spices.
A luxurious, golden-hued chai infused with Kashmiri saffron threads, cardamom, and warm milk — a celebration in a cup.
A floral, aromatic chai perfumed with green cardamom and dried rose petals — delicate, beautiful, and deeply Indian.
Delicate, floral, and warmed with saffron and cinnamon — Kashmiri kahwa is the tea ceremony of the Valley. A recipe and the story behind it.
A velvety, blush-pink tea from Kashmir brewed with gunpowder green tea, pink salt, baking soda, and whole milk.
A rustic, soul-warming chai sweetened with raw jaggery instead of white sugar — the way it has been made in Indian villages for centuries.
Tulsi (holy basil) and ginger together make perhaps the most medicinally powerful chai you can brew. This is the cup your grandmother made when you were sick.
The cutting chai of Mumbai is not just a recipe — it is an institution. Small, strong, sweet, and served in a glass. Here is how to make it properly.
Make a large batch of chai concentrate on Sunday and enjoy perfect chai every morning in under 60 seconds. The working person's approach to great chai.
Hosting a gathering? This guide scales masala chai to restaurant quantities while keeping every cup as good as the first one.
The definitive recipe for authentic masala chai — bold, spiced, and deeply comforting. This is the chai that India runs on.
The difference between good chai and great chai comes down to a handful of details. Here are the ten habits of chai that will transform your brew.