Zafrani Chai Recipe
Zafrani Chai is a popular tea made using saffron, milk and tea powder. It is very popular chai variety in Dubai. Let us learn to make Zafrani Chai Recipe with step by step pictures.
Servings2
Ingredients
For tea concentrate:
- 2 teaspoon tea powder
- 1 cup water
- 2 nos cardamom
For saffron milk
- 1 and 1/2 cups milk
- 10 strands saffron
- 2 teaspoon sugar
Instructions
- To begin with first crush cardamom roughly using a mortar and pestle. Set aside for later use.
- Likewise crush saffron roughly using a mortar and pestle. This is for the flavour to infuse well.
- To a sauce pan add tea powder along with crushed cardamom.
- Simmer until it reduces to half. Set aside.
- To another sauce pan : add milk to it.
- Let it boil well. Mix well.
- Add crushed saffron to it.
- Add sugar to it.
- Simmer for few mins.
- Color changes and milk is thickened. Switch off.
- First strain tea concentrate.
- Similarly strain saffron milk.
- Lastly, mix it well.
- Finally, pour into serving cup and add few strands of saffron. Serve Zafrani Chai hot!.
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Notes
- Reduce tea concentrate until half. Otherwise tea will become watery.
- Use full fat milk for best results.
- Use freshly crushed cardamom for best flavour.
- Use metal fine holed strainer.
- The taste depends on the saffron flavour hence use good quality saffron for best results: It can be seen by the slow changing color.
Nutrition Facts
Zafrani Chai Recipe
Amount Per Serving (200 ml)
Calories 156
Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 22mg7%
Sodium 83mg4%
Potassium 372mg11%
Carbohydrates 16g5%
Fiber 0.5g2%
Sugar 13g14%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 523IU10%
Vitamin C 4mg5%
Calcium 238mg24%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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