C Results celebrates… Chai Tea Day!

September the 21st is national Chai Tea Day! So clearly, it makes sense that we celebrate it. Not only are we going to drink Chai Tea, we’ve decided to run a masterclass on how to make a traditional chai tea from the heart of Punjab, in India. 

C Result’s Chris Hebbard delivering a masterclass on traditional Chai Tea makes about as much sense as Chopper Reid doing water aerobics (actually maybe that does make sense). Thankfully, we have a Punjabi Chai Tea guru working in-house as our Production Manager - Zippy Dhiman! Zippy is a C Results original, and although you may feel like Zippy is part of the furniture he grew up in Punjab, before moving to Australia for some peace and quiet away from his family. When he’s not ensuring our production team are running smoothly and on schedule, he’s a Chai Tea wizard who can comfortably put away 37 cups a day without blinking. 

We asked (read stitched up) Zippy if he’d like to make a batch of his traditional Chai Tea for the team at C Results, to celebrate national Chai Tea Day. Being the gentleman that he is, he kindly obliged - and it was delicious! Check out our Chai Tea video with Zippy below, we’ve also included the full list of ingredients and a step by step process if you’d like to make it at home. Happy National Chai Tea Day! 

How to make (not your average) Chai Tea 

The base of the Chai is black tea. Using a strong, rich, dark black teas will work well, for our tea Zippy has used Taj Mahal (available at all supermarkets). Spices are all widely used and available, Jaggery is an indian sweetener. You can find Jaggary at most major supermarkets.

Ingredients

1. Black Tea leaves

2. Cardamom – quantity 2-3

3. Cinamon – little piece

4. Cloves – 1

5. Fresh Ginger – little piece

6. Fennel – 1 tea spoon

7. Full Cream Milk – depends on taste 80% water & 20% milk

8. Jaggery Powder (Sweetener) – 1 teaspoon

Method

1. Lightly crush all spices together

2. Add spices to pot with 80% amount of water

3. Bring to boil and boil for 3-4 minutes

4. Add 20% amount of milk and bring to boil

5. Reduce heat and cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes

6. Pour in the cup

7. Enjoy the chai!!