Irani Chai Recipe

Name: Irani Chai Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 3 tablespoon Assam tea leaves; 1 cup Milk; 2 tablespoon Fresh cream; 1 null Star anise; 2 null Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds; 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini); 5 null Cloves (Laung); 1/2 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns; 2 tablespoon Sugar (adjust); 1 cup Chilled water

Anitha Kirubakaran

July 7, 2017

35188 Ratings

Time:Prep: 5 M|Cook: 15 M|Total: 20 M

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:Appetizer

Cuisine:Middle Eastern

Irani Chai is one of the specialties of Hyderabad. This was first introduced by Persians & soon evolved in the city of Hyderabad. Surroundings of Charminar has great tasting Irani chai with uniqueness in its taste. slowly brewed spices gives the tea decoction and nice flavor.

Serve the Irani Chai with Fruitcake cookies, Jeera biscuits or Khara biscuit on the side to enjoy your evening snack with your loved ones.

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Serve the Irani Chai with Fruitcake cookies, Jeera biscuits or Khara biscuit on the side to enjoy your evening snack with your loved ones.

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Ingredients

3 tablespoon Assam tea leaves

1 cup Milk

2 tablespoon Fresh cream

1 Star anise

2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds

1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)

5 Cloves (Laung)

1/2 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns

2 tablespoon Sugar, (adjust)

1 cup Chilled water

Instructions for Irani Chai Recipe

To prepare Irani Chai Recipe, in a Saucepan, add water, and all the spices (star anise, cardamoms, cinnamon, cloves, and pepper). Allow this to boil for 5 minutes.

Add milk and cream and simmer for another 5 minutes. As you leave it for a long time, you get a stronger decoration.

Then add in your tea leaves and keep it in the simmer for another 3 minutes.

Just before serving strain it over a tea cup. And add sugar and dissolve according to your taste.

Irani Chai recipe is ready to be served with Fruitcake cookies, Jeera biscuits or Khara biscuit on the side.