Indian Chai Hot Chocolate Food

REAL FOOD CHAI HOT CHOCOLATE {NOURISHING}

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Real Food Chai Hot Chocolate is the perfect warming drink on a cold day. This hot, creamy, nourishing drink is protein-rich, fragrant, sweet and slightly spicy with hints of cardamom, cinnamon, fennel, ginger and more

Provided by Emily

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3 cups raw/grass-fed/organic milk or full-fat coconut milk
1/2 inch fresh ginger chunk, peeled and finely grated
1 cinnamon stick
1 1/2 tsp fennel seed
1/2 tsp whole cloves
5 cardamom pods, gently smashed
2 black peppercorns - optional
1/2 star anise - optional
1 astragalus root strip
2 tbsp cocoa powder or cacao powder
2 tbsp raw honey or organic maple syrup
2 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch Celtic sea salt (
2 tbsp grass-fed gelatin (

Steps:

Add your milk of choice to a medium-size saucepan. Add the ginger, cinnamon stick, fennel seeds, cloves, cardamom pods, peppercorns, broken piece of star anise and astragalus root. Place a lid on saucepan and heat over very low heat for 10 minutes until the milk is hot and steaming and the spices are fragrant. Remove from heat and strain through a fine mesh strainer into a blender.
Add the cocoa or cacao, sweetener of choice, vanilla extract, sea salt and gelatin (in that order) to the blender. Immediately blend for at least 25 seconds until the chai hot chocolate is fully incorporated and a frothy foam is on top.
Pour into mugs and enjoy immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 589 calories, Carbohydrate 55 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 29 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 33 grams fat, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 23 grams protein, SaturatedFat 26 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 293 milligrams sodium, Sugar 24 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams unsaturated fat

CHAI

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Chai (rhymes with "pie") is the word for tea in some parts of the world, but in India, it's a spiced milk tea that's becoming more popular in North America. This chai recipe is just as tasty as any coffee-house chai. -Terese Block, Waukesha, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 cups water
2 tea bags
1 cinnamon stick
6 cardamom pods, crushed
1 whole clove
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2-1/2 cups milk
1/3 cup sugar
Sweetened whipped cream, ground cinnamon and cinnamon sticks, optional

Steps:

In a small saucepan, combine the first six ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. , Stir in milk. Return to a boil; boil for 1 minute, then strain. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Pour into mugs. Top each with whipped cream, cinnamon and a cinnamon stick if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 159 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 21mg cholesterol, Sodium 75mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (23g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 5g protein.

CHAI HOT CHOCOLATE

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Inspired by the traditional Indian beverage, this chai drink combines spice with decadent chocolate. -James Schend, Taste of Home Deputy Editor, Culinary

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 20m

Yield 5 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

4 cups half-and-half cream
3 chai tea bags
2 bars (3-1/2 ounces each) 70% cacao dark chocolate, chopped
2 ounces milk chocolate, chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dash salt
Optional: Sweetened whipped cream and cinnamon sticks

Steps:

In a large saucepan, heat cream and tea bags over medium heat until bubbles form around sides of pan (do not boil). Remove from the heat; steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags; whisk in the chocolates, vanilla and salt until smooth. Return to the heat; cook and stir until heated through. Pour into mugs; top with whipped cream and cinnamon sticks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 488 calories, Fat 35g fat (23g saturated fat), Cholesterol 105mg cholesterol, Sodium 130mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (33g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 9g protein.

AUTHENTIC HOMEMADE INDIAN CHAI

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An actually-authentic Indian Chai tea recipe, as made for me by my lovely Indian mother-in-law. Tea the Indian way is rich and milky, deeply coloured, steaming hot, flavourful and sweet.

Provided by Jennifer Pallian BSc, RD

Categories Drinks

Time 6m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

8 oz water
4 oz whole milk
granulated sugar (to taste (about 2 heaped teaspoons per serving, traditionally))
1 heaping tablespoon of black tea (empty out tea bags to make a tablespoon if you don't buy loose leaves)
4 cardamom pods (smashed with side of a knife)
small piece of cinnamon stick
1/4 " coin of fresh ginger
pinch of fennel seeds (about 10 seeds)

Steps:

Bring water and milk to a simmer with desired spices in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat to lowest setting and add tea. Steep until tea takes on a deep, pinky-tan colour, about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Strain into a cup and stir in sugar to taste.