I have never eaten the authentic maybe I did I don't know but once I ate sushi and only once so I would like to know what is the tradional sushi in Japan I understand as pakistani food become so different gets westernized here like they take out most of the spices like what I haven't had an actual pakistani dish tht actually tastes like in pakistan
All cultures understand there is a "Americanized version" of foods to meet the western palate. Same can be said abroad, like McDonald's for example. Mcdonalds is very much an American food, but is localized to fit the palate of the ppl in whatever country youre in.
Finally someone who is Indian origin and actually knows how to make the real recipies, i mean, whenever I ask someone who is Indian but doesn't stay here to make chai all I get is a death stare, or when I'm lucky I'll get a black tea bag in microwaved water😭
I am from Pakistan, and when I was invited by my supervisor to his house I made him and his wife chai. My supervisor has spent ten years in Pakistan and knew how to make, and they even kept the tea in their kitchen but still were so happy when I made it for them.
I had a professor from India and he was very friendly. He would invite us to his home for meals. His wife, Nirmala, was mildly disabled from a stroke and would make us delicious food. I always wanted to help her because of her limp. She taught me to make chai. It was so delicious! I still make it. She has since passed on, but I will never forget my time spent with her.
No one cares it sounds weird called it tea. AND IT'S BASICALLY BLACK TEA SO IT NOT JUST TE IT' BLACK TEA "chai tea latte is sm better get over it brother
This is so wholesome! It's rare you see a person be like "this food isn't exactly authentic to my culture but if you like it and think it tastes good that's okay."
and love how she understands understanding a language is more important than being nit picky. there were so many people the other day for example that want to be smart and complain when someone calls a non crescent shaped pastry a croissant
@@judas1523 As someone who loves to cook, you'd be surprised how often people of other cultures get annoyed by fusion or non-authentic cuisine. The amount of times I've seen Italian people get upset over how you make your alfredo or something like that is insane. So refreshing to see this girl's take lol
I loved it and honestly love seeing people combine foods of different cultures or adjusting it to fit their pallet. It's beautiful to see how many different parts of different cultures we have incorporated into our lives
@@tessclearyspamaccount2015 it was just a joke, no need for anyone to get offended. We south Asians love to see people around the world trying and enjoying our foods :)
my dad went to India when I was around 7 or 8. When he came back he started making all the foods and drinks that he had while he was over there, including chai. I'm a senior in high school now, and one of my favorite things is when my dad gets up to make chai while I get ready for school. He packs me a thermos full of the delicious steamy liquid and I get to drink it while I'm on my way to school. It's such a small thing, but it genuinely makes my day a little bit better.
I remember the first time I tried chai while visiting India. A transcendent experience, truly. There’s a chai shaped hole in my heart now, I definitely need to learn an authentic recipe.
A cup of water on heat, add a tea bag or loose tea (about a spoon) let it brew, add sugar..to taste, add any spices you want..cinnamon, cardamom etc ..let it brew then add milk, let it brew for a further two minutes and it's done
one of my friends is from india, his parents are first gen, and the first time his mom made chai for us i couldn’t get enough of it i literally had three cups because it was that good. every time i go over she always asks if i want some and 99% of the time the answer is yes. my family is from sicily (i was born there, moved to the US when i was 3) so in return i always bring my nani’s handmade gnocchi or some scratch pasta and sauce
This is how you properly educate people on culture. You don't come at them with campaign slogan style verbal battering rams. And you definitely don't treat them like they're actually committing a mortal sin by liking food/drinks from other cultures in certain ways that are more to your own liking. Thank you for this breath of fresh air and awesome content 💚 keep up the good work 😀
@@Terahydron you most likely are apart of a culture and don’t know it😭 cultures are fucking everywhere and it’s not just food or clothes based dawg. Learn what culture means then you can talk shit.
i work at starbucks and our chai (while fine if you like it) is basically the easiest drink on the menu to make. it’s literally “chai” concentrate, ice, and milk. so no knocking anything who likes it, but i bet you would love chai authentically! like she says, the flavor of an actual chai will probably blow your mind. try making it sometime, or go to an indian restaurant and get some ❤
I’m Russian and drink a ton of regular tea. But. My sister and I got the privilege to decorate a wedding for our friend of ours. It was an Indian wedding an absolutely beautiful. The cook had us try so much authentic food while we were there, so we also got to try authentic chai. Oh man. I still think about it a few years later
I was looking for this comment. Everyone in the comment section was going on about how she is calling in chai tea or she added ice. and I'm here like is no one gonna appreciate how good that chai looks?!
My roommate in university was Indian, and every time her mom came she would make chai like this for us and it was the best thing ever ☕️. So flavourful.
I’m not Indian, but my mom has been a couple times and probably would have moved there if she hadn’t had a kid. I grew up with her teaching me how to make authentic chai bc of this, and I still make it almost every weekend💚
lol I just realized exactly what elaichi is 😂 I've been in South India since 2015, husband is Tamil, we just had a baby. The lactation granules(Lactare) they give you to produce milk for baby is Elaichi flavored. Another brand is orange & has a bunch of diff ayurvedic herbs for milk production. My fav is elaichi. I always knew what cardamom was, but now I know *that's* what elaichi means lol 😆 thank you!!
How about you focus on human rights for gays in your barbaric culture and community. You’ll be less annoying to others when you do so as you’ll stop whining about how others see you as barbaric and backwards. Ok?
@@beepinboopin6454 i respect the Gay community but will not support it, i don't care whether any one likes it or not, simple as that. And i don't care if the world thinks that I'm barbaric or whatever, i stand by what I think and believe, for me there are only two genders, but if someone wants to be categorised in the third, i would respect them and treat them like normal people are treated but that doesn't mean I will support them or follow them.
Agreed! I live near an Indian take out restaurant (which is inside of a local gas station) and when you order chai, they crush the anise and other spices and it takes a long time for them to make which I appreciate and it’s worth the wait. ❤
I love how you've made making chai more detailed. As a 🇰🇪 Kenyan , chai is drink we have a lot of respect for, because its more than just a drink. it's a culture. and any Kenyan🇰🇪 can swear by this.
This is such a NICE way of phrasing it!!! You are so kind and welcoming to everyone. When someone lectures me on my “inauthentic” version of something it doesn’t make me want to try the real thing, it makes me annoyed.
Especially when the "inauthentic" recipes are coming from ethnic American households... Example being something like Italian-American cooking not being seen as "authentic" recipes anymore just because they have evolved with the generations as the diversity of available foods increases... Like, there's reasons these versions of foods exist, and its often either because different ingredients were regionally popular or because the creator wanted to make the flavor profile fit cultural preferences better... That collaborative process is so much cooler to me than being given unsolicited advice from a stranger about how they think I should live.
@@moss.miller To add on to this, a lot of Chinese-American food is the way it is because Chinese immigrants: 1) were often men who only then had to cook for themselves 2) had access to different ingredients then they had at home 3) realized that if they adjusted the recipes, Americans would be willing to buy it, which meant they’d have a stronger income flow and more money to send home So calling Chinese-American food “inauthentic” is dumb, because it’s not inauthentic, it’s an evolved version that was changed to suit what was available and what was needed to survive
my oldest sister learned how to make chai from her indian housemates a couple of years ago and it’s honestly so delicious, i can’t get enough of it when she makes it :))
Exactly, dude max 2 elaichis are enough for that much chai. I am an indian nd lives in india as well, my morning and evening starts with an elaichi wali chai, so i think i am pretty good at that, nd i know it for a fact, that many elaichis will overpower the tea flavour.
Chai means tea and definitely not the milk tea even black tea or lemon milk tea is called chai in india and the tea in the vedio is called masala chai when using multiple spices like cardamom ,ginger ,fennel , cinamon pepper etc , but when we use one or two we call it ginger chai or cardamom tea .
the amount of elaichi you put in there…id be getting yelled at. i usually put like 1 or 2 pieces, that works for me. also you did this video so well, no bashing, nothing just showing everyone how authentic chai is made and in the most harmless indian way, love it!
Chai just means tea in my mothers language, so when I hear people say “Chai Tea” it confuses me bc it’s just like saying tea twice. XD edit: My mother is from Iran, she speaks Persian & Assyrian. She would make tea all the time when I was little, she said it would help keep us healthy. Lol so I was a very strong kid.
That's true. Many millions of people say "chai" just for tea. Not sure why Indians usurped the word to refer to just one specific drink. It's quite ethnocentric.
@@lisahenry20 Sahara desert is a perfect example! I was trying to think of one lol. Also ppl call it Sehra in India, which is cool. There's a classic movie by that name that I love. The songs in that movie 🥺 so beautiful! 🎶 Tum tohhh pyaar ho, sajnaaa 🎶
When I worked at Starbucks, the Chai tea latte was made from a chai tea concentrate made by Tazo, not a syrup. That doesn’t change the flavor, but it may help provide a context for the drink.
ppl always say "dont say chai tea,, it literally just means tea tea" and i agree but i still say it because my dogs name is titi so its like saying her.nams shes a good girl shes snoring so loud right now
No chai references to a particular type of tea that's made with either milk or served black. There are several varieties of tea such as green tea, chamomile tea etc.
@@violetskies14 thank you, when I say chai tea, that's the one I'm talking about. I know it's like saying tea tea so I will say spiced chai or masala chai now.. It's funny people are so triggered by "tea tea". There's many of those phrases in English that people say like PIN number (personal identification number number) or ATM machine (Automatic teller machine machine).
@@arabella5871 loads names of things in English are the names of stuff twice so to me it doesn't matter that much. There are lots of river avons in the UK because when the Romans asked what the rivers were called the Celts said avon, which was just their word for river so we have lots of rivers called river river. People have been doing it for a long time lol.
This is a great recipe! For some extra flavour try adding some grated ginger (fresh) and some fennel seeds!! It will taste so good and is great for a sore throat!!
i used to work at starbucks and i agree with you! the chai at starbucks has so much sugar and different concentrations that making it would just taste so much better!!
I had an Indian roommate and she used to make chai all the time for me. I loved it. I tried to making it on my own after I moved out but it seems like I could never get it right. I will try your recipe. Thank you!!
@@ketikteks oh the thing is it's while the accent being a common stereotype, the Punjabi music is also a very common stereotype that's the reason I mentioned it
I've never tried chai (not even the starbucks version) but I would love to try it, especially the authentic version. I'll definitely try it if I go to an Indian restaurant! It looks soooo good
If you want to try authentic chai, I’ll say make it yourself it Just requires 5 min to make. Ingredients- Chai patti milk ( preferably cow or buffalo) white sugar water Just YouTe it how to make chai. Because most Indian authentic restaurants are “not” authentic in western countries. They are more westernized and I’m sure they will make some changes in the chai as well. Btw hi I’m ritika from India ❤️
How refreshing. You stuck with your viewpoint yet articulated key differences to inform people, without being an ass about it. Not everyday can you experience this on the internet
Yeah, I started making Chai at home instead of buying it, and it was so much better. Not to mention i can keep the concenteated batch and use it in different ways. It's especially awesome when I can have fun and infuse other flavors into it. Like coconut Chai blends which I've discovered i LOVE. Traditional Masala Chai is delicious, and I'm looking forward to getting my hands on some Kashmiri Chai soon. Didn't even know it existed until my friend asked if I've ever tried "the pink Chai"
love an iced chai latte from starbucks, but i went to a chaiwala in london and it changed my life. the best chai i have ever had, hands down. nobody makes it better than the people from the country it’s from.
I've never ordered a Starbucks Chai Lattee, but wanted to say when I visited India, the tea there was made just like you did in this video and it was THE BEST!
I'm not an Indian but I believe you 😄. Does the ice also infuence a taste? I'm curious. Also quick question. How does it taste? I'm Slovak and chai tea isn't part of our culture. But it looks good so I'm thinking if I shouldn't give it a try and make some at home. 🙂
@@julkap4190 let me tell you something, chai basically means tea, I wonder why people call it chai tea. It's like calling it 'tea tea', but one tea is in different language 😀👌
@@julkap4190 Chai tea, at least in English speaking countries, means Indian styled tea. Where as in India it just means tea. Chai tea is just black tea with milk and herbs and it's flipping delicious. Some people like it with ice, I wouldn't say it changes the flavor too much but it's definitely a different experience.
My Indian friend made me a pot of chai like 2 weeks ago when I was really sick and it was the most delicious thing I've ever had. The syrups and stuff are okay but they're always so sweetened and without the spice to balance it, it just tastes sickly after a little while. The chai you made looks so good btw
Exactly.. all these people use so much masala in masala chai. I'm like bro in India we actually use like not even a quarter of that. I'd have use one pod of elaichi.
Cmon, I think every Indian household has a slightly altered version of Chai. Those could be according to tastes or health or any other reason. But that doesn't mean it's the same everywhere
My friend said he can't stand tea or coffee and doesn't get the hype but I am convinced I want to make him authentic Pakki Chai with pepper. It is amaaaazing
As an Arab we always drink chai like literally my family almost have Chai at least twice in the day we usually make the tea with Hill(the green thing she smash and add to the Chai) separate and then add the milk and sugar but I definitely will try your way next time:)
@@flowflower2816 What makes our chai different from the usual British tea bags is that we make it with the tea leafs that are not blend( it’s important for them to not be blend so the tea leaf will blossom in the hot water and give it special taste) so you bring your tea pot and full it with water for how much you need and put 1 (or 2-3 if you make it for more then one person) tablespoon of tea leafs with it and if you like you can put Hill with it like 2-4 and then you wait till the water boil with the tea leaf in it and then you can serve it just like you want usually we serve it with just sugar and milk IDK about other ppl tho :)
That chai is different than the one she’s making and the one Starbucks tried to mimic. Starbucks tries to make desi tea. It’s different from all other teas.
As a Pakistani, when people say chai tea it makes me so uncomfortable They both means exactly the same, either say chai or tea Also when she put ice in tea
Well, when you don't speak the language of where the food or drink is from, it's said as a kind of drink, or a kind of food. What kind of tea is it? Chai. Or chamomile. Or green. It's good to know that it can be just said as Chai, but understand that not everyone knows every language, so to them it's not saying tea tea. And wouldn't call chai just tea because there are way too many teas in the world.
And how are us Non-Pakistani folks suppose to know this? Re-evaluate your thinking. OBVIOUSLY not everyone will be familiar or educated as far as your language and what certain things mean and what’s the correct way to use those terms…. I’m sure you’ll mispronounce words in my language or mistake words and pronounce them twice without knowing they mean the same thing. You have to realize not everyone will be familiar with your way of speaking your language.
In Spanish, ( I'm Mexican) I have to say " chai" té if not people - consider té ( tea) as general tea like chamomile instead of the chai that you are referring to. However, its different when I'm taking to an English speaker. XD This recipe looks SO GOOD 👀🌻
I already had a feeling almost a decade ago, that the usual ‘Chai’ I would often get in most of the cafes I know, are not actual Chai. I usually like to proclaim myself as a Chai enthusiast, as it is one of my top favourite drinks when I’m not drinking coffee. So over the years, I would say I know which is real Chai, and which is not. I agree, no shame in liking the ‘Vanilla Chai’ syrup variety. I’d sometimes like the flavour of that depending on the mood! I’ve been lucky to have found cafes which serve Chai in the traditional process, and it is even more delicious! But it’s important that anyone should acknowledge An actual Chai by the process behind it. You explained it well!
Fun fact: There are pretty much only 2 words in the world for tea - chai and tea (with slight variations in pronunciation like cha, te, etc). These two words originated in different regions of China, one was on the coast, and one was in land. It all basically depends on how the country first imported their tea leaves. Greece, Turkey, Russia, Persia all use the same word chai. This makes sense as they would have all obtained their tea leaves via the land trade routes from China. On the other hand, places not connected to China by land, and got tea leaves from sea trade routes typically use the word tea. This is the same in most of western Europe, where the journey by land would be long, and so trade with China came more by sea.
I love American chai, I’ve yet to have authentic Chai but I’m so excited to try it. I love how non judgmental you are when sharing this. People often don’t know what they don’t know, not even realizing there is more to even look for until they learn the new thing. I wish we could all be so open and kind! ❤
I love how you present the authentic chai without putting down Starbucks. I’m Japanese and I feel the same way about westernized sushi😂
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Do you have a specific kind you like? Mine is raw salmon with asparagus, veggies, salmon roe, and sweet chili from Fusian.
I have never eaten the authentic maybe I did I don't know but once I ate sushi and only once so I would like to know what is the tradional sushi in Japan I understand as pakistani food become so different gets westernized here like they take out most of the spices like what I haven't had an actual pakistani dish tht actually tastes like in pakistan
All cultures understand there is a "Americanized version" of foods to meet the western palate.
Same can be said abroad, like McDonald's for example. Mcdonalds is very much an American food, but is localized to fit the palate of the ppl in whatever country youre in.
I want to apologize for what the west has done to Matcha as well lol
Finally someone who is Indian origin and actually knows how to make the real recipies, i mean, whenever I ask someone who is Indian but doesn't stay here to make chai all I get is a death stare, or when I'm lucky I'll get a black tea bag in microwaved water😭
Lol fr. Well not rlly but I mean that sounds tough
I am from Pakistan, and when I was invited by my supervisor to his house I made him and his wife chai. My supervisor has spent ten years in Pakistan and knew how to make, and they even kept the tea in their kitchen but still were so happy when I made it for them.
@Murderino there's something called OPTIONAL
@Murderino some people prefer it cold
I am also indian and my mom makes chai every day! I love to drink it in the morning too, it gets me awake and is really good
I had a professor from India and he was very friendly. He would invite us to his home for meals. His wife, Nirmala, was mildly disabled from a stroke and would make us delicious food. I always wanted to help her because of her limp. She taught me to make chai. It was so delicious! I still make it. She has since passed on, but I will never forget my time spent with her.
So wholesome ♥️💗 I hope she rests in peace
What a gorgeous experience.
"What did you just say?? CHAI TEA?! CHAI MEANS TEA BRO!! You're saying tea tea."
-Pavitr Prabhakar (Indian Spider-Man)
hahha i was searching for this comment
No one cares it sounds weird called it tea. AND IT'S BASICALLY BLACK TEA SO IT NOT JUST TE IT' BLACK TEA "chai tea latte is sm better get over it brother
This is so wholesome! It's rare you see a person be like "this food isn't exactly authentic to my culture but if you like it and think it tastes good that's okay."
and love how she understands understanding a language is more important than being nit picky. there were so many people the other day for example that want to be smart and complain when someone calls a non crescent shaped pastry a croissant
@@judas1523 As someone who loves to cook, you'd be surprised how often people of other cultures get annoyed by fusion or non-authentic cuisine. The amount of times I've seen Italian people get upset over how you make your alfredo or something like that is insane. So refreshing to see this girl's take lol
@@princessaur the way Italians lose their minds when you incorporate pasta into anything other than a 100% authentic traditional Italian dish 😭
@@princessaur I’ve literally seen someone comment “my poor Italian heart...” on a PAD THAI RECIPE lmao
I loved it and honestly love seeing people combine foods of different cultures or adjusting it to fit their pallet. It's beautiful to see how many different parts of different cultures we have incorporated into our lives
As m an INDIAN I almost had a heart attack when she put ice in chai!!
Me too, as a Pakistani
And also when she said chai tea
I mean, they both means exactly the same, either say chai or tea
You are exactly the people she said she wasn’t gonna be. Holy shit bro let people be happy.
Me too. I'm from Bangladesh.
@@tessclearyspamaccount2015 it was just a joke, no need for anyone to get offended. We south Asians love to see people around the world trying and enjoying our foods :)
Right. Nobody in India does that. Even if it's 50 degrees outside. 😂
my dad went to India when I was around 7 or 8. When he came back he started making all the foods and drinks that he had while he was over there, including chai.
I'm a senior in high school now, and one of my favorite things is when my dad gets up to make chai while I get ready for school. He packs me a thermos full of the delicious steamy liquid and I get to drink it while I'm on my way to school.
It's such a small thing, but it genuinely makes my day a little bit better.
Ahh! Your dad is lovely. In India it's common for us to pack a thermos of hot tea for long train/bus journeys.
@@kumarvikramaditya9636 Thank you I'm really happy to have a dad like him!
@@kumarvikramaditya9636 Why hot tea instead of cold? Isn't India warm?
@@sparklesp9304 not always. And in India chai is mostly or fully drunk hot .
@@gloomyscribbles where u from?
I remember the first time I tried chai while visiting India. A transcendent experience, truly. There’s a chai shaped hole in my heart now, I definitely need to learn an authentic recipe.
A cup of water on heat, add a tea bag or loose tea (about a spoon) let it brew, add sugar..to taste, add any spices you want..cinnamon, cardamom etc ..let it brew then add milk, let it brew for a further two minutes and it's done
@@Abcder-ok2df I brew tea powder alone for 5mins & another 5mins after adding milk.
one of my friends is from india, his parents are first gen, and the first time his mom made chai for us i couldn’t get enough of it i literally had three cups because it was that good. every time i go over she always asks if i want some and 99% of the time the answer is yes. my family is from sicily (i was born there, moved to the US when i was 3) so in return i always bring my nani’s handmade gnocchi or some scratch pasta and sauce
this sounds like an awesome exchange!! I would loveee some handmade gnocchi in exchange for chai!!
Nani?
This is the start of an economy I can get behind
W friendship
@@somethingsomething404 wholesome
This is how you properly educate people on culture. You don't come at them with campaign slogan style verbal battering rams. And you definitely don't treat them like they're actually committing a mortal sin by liking food/drinks from other cultures in certain ways that are more to your own liking. Thank you for this breath of fresh air and awesome content 💚 keep up the good work 😀
Yes , I like how she was educating without being condescending!
Cringe. I think only losers who have nothing to show for in their life make a big deal about food and clothes and label it culture. Sigh
@@Terahydron you most likely are apart of a culture and don’t know it😭 cultures are fucking everywhere and it’s not just food or clothes based dawg. Learn what culture means then you can talk shit.
@@Terahydron hahuh I'm not falling for your bait
What campaign slogan style verbal battering rams
i work at starbucks and our chai (while fine if you like it) is basically the easiest drink on the menu to make. it’s literally “chai” concentrate, ice, and milk. so no knocking anything who likes it, but i bet you would love chai authentically! like she says, the flavor of an actual chai will probably blow your mind. try making it sometime, or go to an indian restaurant and get some ❤
I started buying the concentrate and making it at home when I was in college. Much cheaper and basically exactly the same flavor!
First time I had chai was in an Indian restaurant. It was hot and delicious. Couldn't get my fill! Soooo good!
I’m Russian and drink a ton of regular tea. But. My sister and I got the privilege to decorate a wedding for our friend of ours. It was an Indian wedding an absolutely beautiful. The cook had us try so much authentic food while we were there, so we also got to try authentic chai. Oh man. I still think about it a few years later
As a chai lover the color of the chai is tempting me.. Looking yum
Ikrrr it looks so perrrrfecttt
I was looking for this comment. Everyone in the comment section was going on about how she is calling in chai tea or she added ice. and I'm here like is no one gonna appreciate how good that chai looks?!
It's the perfect milk to water ratio and the tea leaves. It looks enticing.
Recipe?😢
My roommate in university was Indian, and every time her mom came she would make chai like this for us and it was the best thing ever ☕️. So flavourful.
I’m from Africa, and we have REALLY amazing chai here too. Eastern beverages are just beautiful 🥹
I’m not Indian, but my mom has been a couple times and probably would have moved there if she hadn’t had a kid. I grew up with her teaching me how to make authentic chai bc of this, and I still make it almost every weekend💚
The moment she added elaichi into it, i started smelling that cozy , comforting smell of elaichi wali chai 😁 😍😍💕💕✨✨
i can relate
Same 😋
lol I just realized exactly what elaichi is 😂 I've been in South India since 2015, husband is Tamil, we just had a baby. The lactation granules(Lactare) they give you to produce milk for baby is Elaichi flavored. Another brand is orange & has a bunch of diff ayurvedic herbs for milk production. My fav is elaichi.
I always knew what cardamom was, but now I know *that's* what elaichi means lol 😆 thank you!!
How about you focus on human rights for gays in your barbaric culture and community. You’ll be less annoying to others when you do so as you’ll stop whining about how others see you as barbaric and backwards. Ok?
@@beepinboopin6454 i respect the Gay community but will not support it, i don't care whether any one likes it or not, simple as that. And i don't care if the world thinks that I'm barbaric or whatever, i stand by what I think and believe, for me there are only two genders, but if someone wants to be categorised in the third, i would respect them and treat them like normal people are treated but that doesn't mean I will support them or follow them.
I love how she doesn’t judge anyone for how they like things. She seems like a really friendly, caring, & understanding person
I’m Kenyan and this is the only way we make chai ❤
Agreed! I live near an Indian take out restaurant (which is inside of a local gas station) and when you order chai, they crush the anise and other spices and it takes a long time for them to make which I appreciate and it’s worth the wait. ❤
I love how you've made making chai more detailed. As a 🇰🇪 Kenyan , chai is drink we have a lot of respect for, because its more than just a drink. it's a culture. and any Kenyan🇰🇪 can swear by this.
This is such a NICE way of phrasing it!!! You are so kind and welcoming to everyone. When someone lectures me on my “inauthentic” version of something it doesn’t make me want to try the real thing, it makes me annoyed.
Especially when the "inauthentic" recipes are coming from ethnic American households... Example being something like Italian-American cooking not being seen as "authentic" recipes anymore just because they have evolved with the generations as the diversity of available foods increases...
Like, there's reasons these versions of foods exist, and its often either because different ingredients were regionally popular or because the creator wanted to make the flavor profile fit cultural preferences better... That collaborative process is so much cooler to me than being given unsolicited advice from a stranger about how they think I should live.
@@moss.miller To add on to this, a lot of Chinese-American food is the way it is because Chinese immigrants:
1) were often men who only then had to cook for themselves
2) had access to different ingredients then they had at home
3) realized that if they adjusted the recipes, Americans would be willing to buy it, which meant they’d have a stronger income flow and more money to send home
So calling Chinese-American food “inauthentic” is dumb, because it’s not inauthentic, it’s an evolved version that was changed to suit what was available and what was needed to survive
@@lemonatet it’s evolved so much it’s different from authentic, so yeah it is pretty inauthentic still
Because of its flavor and the spices used, I love what my best friend has always called chai: Thanksgiving in a cup. 💗
my oldest sister learned how to make chai from her indian housemates a couple of years ago and it’s honestly so delicious, i can’t get enough of it when she makes it :))
That’s a lot of cardamom 👁👄👁. When I make chai I usually put 1-2. If I feel fancy some saffron 😅
My thoughts exactly, and I add cinnamon and ginger sometimes.
@@jouharjoe64same but only in winters or when I am sick
I was thinking the same thing lol
Saffron? Okay Mr. moneybags
@Sayma Khan interesting, cinnamon is like one of the number one things many westerners would think about to put in I think. Cool to know
Why did she add soo many illaichis brooo😭
I like it with that much illaichi!!
Because she wanted to😭
Finally someone said that .... That elaichi was just tooo much i could use that for daysss
Why not? It tastes good with illachi as well
Exactly, dude max 2 elaichis are enough for that much chai.
I am an indian nd lives in india as well, my morning and evening starts with an elaichi wali chai, so i think i am pretty good at that, nd i know it for a fact, that many elaichis will overpower the tea flavour.
Can we just sppericate that she did state her opinion , but in such sweet and nice way. Kudos!♡
Wow. This is the most respectful remark I've heard by someone who "owns" the culture. And that iced chai looks so good I want one for myself rn😂
Chai means tea and definitely not the milk tea even black tea or lemon milk tea is called chai in india and the tea in the vedio is called masala chai when using multiple spices like cardamom ,ginger ,fennel , cinamon pepper etc , but when we use one or two we call it ginger chai or cardamom tea .
Not really chai is milk tea rest u can call whatever u want n indeed she made masala chai
Tea tea latte
In ukrainian chai is tea. So it's like saying tea tea lol
@@yanavav same in hindi haha
It's milk tea bro
So true no chai tea latte can beat the traditional chai. And i loved that you added cardamom in there it takes the chai to a whole new level.
chai means tea so ur sayong tea tea latte 🤣
Cardamom is a mandatory ingredient in chai u poseur
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@@namedrop721 in pakistan not everyone uses cardamom in chai. POSEUR 😏😏
@@namedrop721ah so you've never had adraki chai lol
Excellent short. You said all that had to be said, without being too strongly prescriptive in either direction. And I agree with everything you said.
Hi, former Starbucks barista, their chai is not a syrup it's a prebrewed concentrate. It is actually tea which I think is why it's so good!
the amount of elaichi you put in there…id be getting yelled at. i usually put like 1 or 2 pieces, that works for me. also you did this video so well, no bashing, nothing just showing everyone how authentic chai is made and in the most harmless indian way, love it!
we grounded ours and put it in a air tight container. so we can even use the cover.
is my language we call cardamom elaka, and yes i agree, we usually just pop one or two !
Chai just means tea in my mothers language, so when I hear people say “Chai Tea” it confuses me bc it’s just like saying tea twice. XD
edit: My mother is from Iran, she speaks Persian & Assyrian. She would make tea all the time when I was little, she said it would help keep us healthy. Lol so I was a very strong kid.
Same here but at the same time, if one just ordered a "chai" how would you know if they wanted the "chai" chai or like a fruit chai (tea)?
Kinda like saying atm machine or Sahara desert. It's redundant.
Queso cheese 😂🖤
That's true. Many millions of people say "chai" just for tea. Not sure why Indians usurped the word to refer to just one specific drink. It's quite ethnocentric.
@@lisahenry20 Sahara desert is a perfect example! I was trying to think of one lol. Also ppl call it Sehra in India, which is cool. There's a classic movie by that name that I love. The songs in that movie 🥺 so beautiful! 🎶 Tum tohhh pyaar ho, sajnaaa 🎶
When I worked at Starbucks, the Chai tea latte was made from a chai tea concentrate made by Tazo, not a syrup. That doesn’t change the flavor, but it may help provide a context for the drink.
Yeah, I would assume it's still made that way. I think most coffee shops in North America just use a concentrate bc it's fast and easy.
My mom has always been in love with chai my whole life for real lol.
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ppl always say "dont say chai tea,, it literally just means tea tea" and i agree but i still say it because my dogs name is titi so its like saying her.nams shes a good girl shes snoring so loud right now
No chai references to a particular type of tea that's made with either milk or served black. There are several varieties of tea such as green tea, chamomile tea etc.
@@jass1470 exactly. Might mean tea, but chai itself is a type of tea in the context of another language
@@smuglumine9379 actually chai just means tea, the chai she's making here is masala chai - spiced tea.
@@violetskies14 thank you, when I say chai tea, that's the one I'm talking about. I know it's like saying tea tea so I will say spiced chai or masala chai now..
It's funny people are so triggered by "tea tea". There's many of those phrases in English that people say like PIN number (personal identification number number) or ATM machine (Automatic teller machine machine).
@@arabella5871 loads names of things in English are the names of stuff twice so to me it doesn't matter that much. There are lots of river avons in the UK because when the Romans asked what the rivers were called the Celts said avon, which was just their word for river so we have lots of rivers called river river. People have been doing it for a long time lol.
This is a great recipe! For some extra flavour try adding some grated ginger (fresh) and some fennel seeds!! It will taste so good and is great for a sore throat!!
When you have pink pepper in your chai it is amazing. The kinda heat you get there is great, even when it sounds weird.
I loooove getting authentic chai at a local farmers market!!! you know it's the good stuff when you get that layer on the top
i used to work at starbucks and i agree with you! the chai at starbucks has so much sugar and different concentrations that making it would just taste so much better!!
I had an Indian roommate and she used to make chai all the time for me. I loved it. I tried to making it on my own after I moved out but it seems like I could never get it right. I will try your recipe. Thank you!!
i love chai in all forms, it’s one of my favorite teas fr fr! thank you for celebrating it :)
My husband is Indian and loves chai lattes. 😂 But you're right, they're nothing like authentic chai. Just something else entirely.
“YoU dOnT sOuNd InDiAn” -👧
God I hate people like that 😭😭
Edit: also big fan of your food!
Ah yes lemme just say gaaram masala at the end of every sentence and play Punjabi music while I speak
@@_enammour_1432 lol ikr like that's such a stereotype
Seems she forgot to add 2 words before the “ I am Indian”… “Non Resident “
@@_enammour_1432 he means she doesn't have an Indian accent , doing punjabi dance ting ting ting gonna prove nothing, anyone can do that
@@ketikteks oh the thing is it's while the accent being a common stereotype, the Punjabi music is also a very common stereotype that's the reason I mentioned it
I've never tried chai (not even the starbucks version) but I would love to try it, especially the authentic version. I'll definitely try it if I go to an Indian restaurant! It looks soooo good
If you want to try authentic chai, I’ll say make it yourself
it Just requires 5 min to make.
Ingredients-
Chai patti
milk ( preferably cow or buffalo) white sugar
water
Just YouTe it how to make chai. Because most Indian authentic restaurants are “not” authentic in western countries. They are more westernized and I’m sure they will make some changes in the chai as well.
Btw hi I’m ritika from India ❤️
@@ritika_5567this recipe wont taste good.
Chai tastes bad until and unless you add heaps of ginger to it.
Or at keast some masalas.
How refreshing. You stuck with your viewpoint yet articulated key differences to inform people, without being an ass about it. Not everyday can you experience this on the internet
Yeah, I started making Chai at home instead of buying it, and it was so much better. Not to mention i can keep the concenteated batch and use it in different ways. It's especially awesome when I can have fun and infuse other flavors into it. Like coconut Chai blends which I've discovered i LOVE.
Traditional Masala Chai is delicious, and I'm looking forward to getting my hands on some Kashmiri Chai soon. Didn't even know it existed until my friend asked if I've ever tried "the pink Chai"
love an iced chai latte from starbucks, but i went to a chaiwala in london and it changed my life. the best chai i have ever had, hands down. nobody makes it better than the people from the country it’s from.
I've never ordered a Starbucks Chai Lattee, but wanted to say when I visited India, the tea there was made just like you did in this video and it was THE BEST!
My husband and I are so going to try to make it! Thank you for pinning a recipe!
"C H A I T E A ?"
- Pavitr Prabhakar
As an *Indian* I almost got a *heart attack* when she put ice in the chai😂
Then what are you doing here go to the hospital
She likes it, big whoop
I'm not an Indian but I believe you 😄. Does the ice also infuence a taste? I'm curious.
Also quick question. How does it taste? I'm Slovak and chai tea isn't part of our culture. But it looks good so I'm thinking if I shouldn't give it a try and make some at home. 🙂
@@julkap4190 let me tell you something, chai basically means tea, I wonder why people call it chai tea. It's like calling it 'tea tea', but one tea is in different language 😀👌
@@julkap4190 Chai tea, at least in English speaking countries, means Indian styled tea. Where as in India it just means tea.
Chai tea is just black tea with milk and herbs and it's flipping delicious. Some people like it with ice, I wouldn't say it changes the flavor too much but it's definitely a different experience.
Definitely try this. Also try “instant Chai” packets from any Indian grocery for when you are in a rush.
Tried that and thought it's ok. Nowhere near the goodness of authentic chai
My Indian friend made me a pot of chai like 2 weeks ago when I was really sick and it was the most delicious thing I've ever had. The syrups and stuff are okay but they're always so sweetened and without the spice to balance it, it just tastes sickly after a little while. The chai you made looks so good btw
Ahhh i love how cool you talk and how open you are 🥰 thou i never tasted either one of them 😂
I can literally hear my mum screaming by looking at the amount of elaichi u crushed in the chaai
Exactly.. all these people use so much masala in masala chai.
I'm like bro in India we actually use like not even a quarter of that.
I'd have use one pod of elaichi.
Cmon, I think every Indian household has a slightly altered version of Chai. Those could be according to tastes or health or any other reason. But that doesn't mean it's the same everywhere
@@sneh5748 are you for real ? 8-9 pods of cardamom , it's not chai it's elaichi water dude
@@granolabar8432 i understand using 3-4 instead of 1-2 pods of cardamom.. but 7-8 seems insane for one cup of tea.
@@monishakalburgi7322 oke dang that IS a lot sorry i didnt notice before-
okay so i’m not indian but i’m afghan and my mom makes this for us all the time!!! it’s so sweet and good. but hold on, ICE??? gave me a heart attack
Fr if anyone did that in Asia, people would think they're crazy
@@jenniferskweter haha
Fr 🤣🤣
My friend said he can't stand tea or coffee and doesn't get the hype but I am convinced I want to make him authentic Pakki Chai with pepper. It is amaaaazing
As an Arab we always drink chai like literally my family almost have Chai at least twice in the day we usually make the tea with Hill(the green thing she smash and add to the Chai) separate and then add the milk and sugar but I definitely will try your way next time:)
I'm Arab too but in my country Chai just means regular tea. What country is yours?
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I’m from Iraq we have different versions of Chai regular tea or with Hill,milk and etc suit your taste :D
Do you have a recipe?
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What makes our chai different from the usual British tea bags is that we make it with the tea leafs that are not blend( it’s important for them to not be blend so the tea leaf will blossom in the hot water and give it special taste) so you bring your tea pot and full it with water for how much you need and put 1 (or 2-3 if you make it for more then one person) tablespoon of tea leafs with it and if you like you can put Hill with it like 2-4 and then you wait till the water boil with the tea leaf in it and then you can serve it just like you want usually we serve it with just sugar and milk IDK about other ppl tho :)
That chai is different than the one she’s making and the one Starbucks tried to mimic. Starbucks tries to make desi tea. It’s different from all other teas.
That mini heart attack when she poured CHAI in ICE !! I mean how . Why ! RIP chai 😔
I see people putting cold water in kadak chai to make it cold , this makes me really angry but like she said its their choice.
@@arshad-zaidi Yeah , it's their choice , let them do whatever they want
Same:)
Rip💐
I wonder if you could freeze chai or milk ice cubes and add those instead? Would they taste better than water ice cubes or not really?
i love the way this video approaches this topic
I don't drink Chai very often but I make it everyday for my parents. I add ginger and black pepper too and it tastes good.
I love adding ginger to my Chai. It's so good
As a Pakistani, when people say chai tea it makes me so uncomfortable
They both means exactly the same, either say chai or tea
Also when she put ice in tea
Omg same it’s like when they say naan bread or paneer cheese
Well, when you don't speak the language of where the food or drink is from, it's said as a kind of drink, or a kind of food. What kind of tea is it? Chai. Or chamomile. Or green. It's good to know that it can be just said as Chai, but understand that not everyone knows every language, so to them it's not saying tea tea. And wouldn't call chai just tea because there are way too many teas in the world.
And how are us Non-Pakistani folks suppose to know this? Re-evaluate your thinking. OBVIOUSLY not everyone will be familiar or educated as far as your language and what certain things mean and what’s the correct way to use those terms…. I’m sure you’ll mispronounce words in my language or mistake words and pronounce them twice without knowing they mean the same thing. You have to realize not everyone will be familiar with your way of speaking your language.
@@Liznevarez1318 chicken burger as opposed to a chicken sandwich
@@Liznevarez1318 or calling a pizza curry with naan and paneer
Nothing is better than homemade! I don't even like Chai, but yours looks delicious! OK, now I am going to make this myself. Thank you!
i love the color of the chai!!!
Chai is the way you call tea in my country 😅
am i the only one that thinks American chai tastes like a candle???
u ate a candle?
tastes like how the generic candle smells…
@@ava-cn6ct sus 🤨
@@animatedits4421 👀
@@ava-cn6ct 😯😯😯
I want that Tea.... I am Indian too and you made perfect Chai... ❤
Can confirm! Homemade chai is amazing. Starbucks is fine when you don’t have the time and energy. Making your own is totally worth it!
totally true. every kind of drink at Starbucks is better when made at home. syrups are no match for the real deal
In Spanish, ( I'm Mexican) I have to say " chai" té if not people - consider té ( tea) as general tea like chamomile instead of the chai that you are referring to. However, its different when I'm taking to an English speaker. XD
This recipe looks SO GOOD 👀🌻
Hot tea is an emotion.... I'm a tamilian and my day is incomplete without tea in the morning and the evening. I love it❤️
Thank you for sharing! I like chai lattes, but often wish they had stronger "chai" flavor. I'll check out your recipe. :)
This is beautifully said. Wow. You’re a beautiful person!
I love adding white pepper to my chai, it makes it so spicy and perfect for when you have a cold or flu
This looks absolutely delicious! Will definitely be recreating your recipe. Thanks so much!
I love that you show the authentic recipe but aren’t judging for the store version.
I already had a feeling almost a decade ago, that the usual ‘Chai’ I would often get in most of the cafes I know, are not actual Chai.
I usually like to proclaim myself as a Chai enthusiast, as it is one of my top favourite drinks when I’m not drinking coffee. So over the years, I would say I know which is real Chai, and which is not.
I agree, no shame in liking the ‘Vanilla Chai’ syrup variety. I’d sometimes like the flavour of that depending on the mood! I’ve been lucky to have found cafes which serve Chai in the traditional process, and it is even more delicious!
But it’s important that anyone should acknowledge An actual Chai by the process behind it. You explained it well!
I’ve never had chai before, but I’ve definitely gotta try to make it now! That looks so good! :D
Iced chai??? Nah bruhh I'll pass it hurts me as an indian 😭😭
Italian probably are hurting when they see what we do with pasta !! I’d say let’s allow people to enjoy how they want
We enjoy tandoori pizza so?
I'm an Indian and I've been drinking iced tea since the day i was born.
good for you? she didn’t tell you to try it
Y'all are too serious here in the comments I just Said I'll pass and bruhh yeah she did tell us to try it so 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Love your attitude about this!
THANK YOU!!!! Tea lovers world wide should see this 🙏🏽
I didn't know this, that sounds awesome
Fun fact: There are pretty much only 2 words in the world for tea - chai and tea (with slight variations in pronunciation like cha, te, etc).
These two words originated in different regions of China, one was on the coast, and one was in land. It all basically depends on how the country first imported their tea leaves. Greece, Turkey, Russia, Persia all use the same word chai. This makes sense as they would have all obtained their tea leaves via the land trade routes from China.
On the other hand, places not connected to China by land, and got tea leaves from sea trade routes typically use the word tea. This is the same in most of western Europe, where the journey by land would be long, and so trade with China came more by sea.
This was a super interesting fun fact thank you! 😁
Now that explains why tea is chaya, but tea leaves are te-ila (ila meaning leaves) in my native language
Well you did say "pretty much"... it's herbata in Polish and I'm 99% sure all other west slavic languages.
thank you so much for sharing this!!!!
I love American chai, I’ve yet to have authentic Chai but I’m so excited to try it. I love how non judgmental you are when sharing this. People often don’t know what they don’t know, not even realizing there is more to even look for until they learn the new thing. I wish we could all be so open and kind! ❤
looks delicious!!
I think you have added a lot of cardamom for a single glass of tea
It was actually for 3 servings :) she says in the comments for another video
Looks amazing. Definitely going to try making it home made.
Finally someone talking about Indian food 😊😊 .
Chai is addiction for Indian 🇮🇳 & Pakistani 🇵🇰❤️
Turkish person here- chai is also how we say tea- so "chai tea" is so confusinnnggggg-
Ughh the perfect authentic recipe. Can confirm it was delicious
I used to work in a coffee shop and we would make batches of authentic chai and it was so good, I seriously can't drink any other chai now lol
Itni saari elaichiii why brooo 1 or 2 cloves ka seeds is enough
RECIPE & INSTRUCTIONS : eatsbyramya.com/recipes/chai-latte/
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Ammm m sorry I was waiting for the ginger
Came here straight away I love the flavour of them but I find it is never strong enough!!
Thank you so much :))
Thank you
your chai is the BEST chai!!!!!
I'll definitely try out the recipe ❤️
CHAI TEA? CHAI MEANS TEA MAN! WOULD I ASK YOU FOR A COFFEE COFFEE WITH A PUMP OF CARAMEL CARAMEL?
Tea tea latte..
She is Totally right cause the way she made it that’s how you SHOULD BE MAKING IT 🙌🏻🥰