Food is the chief of all material things. It is the medicine for all kinds of disease. From food all things are born.
~ Taittriya Upanishad
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Friday, August 19, 2011
Difference between Chai and Ayurvedic Chai
About 10 years ago I started blending my own spices for Winter Chai
(A recipe from my Ayurvedic Teacher).
So what is the difference between Ayurvedic Chai and normal chai?.
The differences is the spices. When we boil the spices in water, it has a detoxifying and cleansing actions.
Sugar and milk provide nourishing and tissue building elements, while Assam black tea is invigorating when prepared in this way.
Ayurvedic Chai is detoxifying,rejuvenating, warming and mucus reducing.
Recipe -Winter Ayurvedic Chai
To 2 cups water
add
1/2 inch fresh grated Ginger
3 green Cardamom pods
1 Black Cardamom pod
1/2 ts Ajwain seeds
1/2 ts Cinnamon powder or 1/2 inch stick
1/4 ts Black pepper
boil for a few mins
add 2 ts raw sugar
add 1 1/2 ts Assam loose tea (not green tea)
immediately add non homogenised milk
let it boil for few mins
serve warm
(A recipe from my Ayurvedic Teacher).
So what is the difference between Ayurvedic Chai and normal chai?.
The differences is the spices. When we boil the spices in water, it has a detoxifying and cleansing actions.
Sugar and milk provide nourishing and tissue building elements, while Assam black tea is invigorating when prepared in this way.
Ayurvedic Chai is detoxifying,rejuvenating, warming and mucus reducing.
Recipe -Winter Ayurvedic Chai
To 2 cups water
add
1/2 inch fresh grated Ginger
3 green Cardamom pods
1 Black Cardamom pod
1/2 ts Ajwain seeds
1/2 ts Cinnamon powder or 1/2 inch stick
1/4 ts Black pepper
boil for a few mins
add 2 ts raw sugar
add 1 1/2 ts Assam loose tea (not green tea)
immediately add non homogenised milk
let it boil for few mins
serve warm
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Art of Chai
The best cup of chai is one that you make, as you will make it just the way you like it.
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