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This homemade chai spice mix makes a smooth, deeply flavorful, and naturally nourishing cup of chai. It blends eight potent spices — cinnamon, green cardamom, turmeric, ginger, fennel seeds, coriander seeds, clove, and black pepper — each contributing its own role to the tea’s flavor and nutritional profile.
With this at hand, you can whip out a super yummy and immune booster Chai Tea in no time.
Cinnamon, Clove, Fennel Seeds, and Coriander Seeds Fun Facts
Interestingly enough, three out of the five spices, namely cinnamon, clove, and fennel seeds, are the three key spices going into the iconic Chinese Five-Spice Powder. This is a fact I realized after I have developed this Chai Tea Spice Mix, but a wonderful validation that these three spices are truly among the best of all.
Coriander Seeds has a pleasant smell, is one of my favorite spices. These eight spices are also wonderful to flavor meat.
Check out Tasty Pork Filling for Dumplings and Buns, Sheng Jian Mantou, Pork Jiao Zi Napa Cabbage, Egg Wrapped Pork Dumplings, Shanghai Soup Dumplings, Huai Yang Wonton Soup for more details.
In case you are curious, the remaining two spices of the traditional Chinese Five-Spice Powder are Sichuan Pepper and Star Anise.
Turmeric is the nature’s wonder of immune booster
Turmeric is a flowering plant in the ginger family, literally called “Ginger Yellow” {姜黄} in Chinese. It has a stunning saturated yellow color. The color might vary per different turmeric species.
The main active ingredient of turmeric is curcumin, which possesses impressive and powerful health benefits. Super rich in anti-inflammatory, antioxidant substances, and an excellent immune booster. People also believes turmeric as an effective brain booster too.
How to make Chai Tea Spice Mix at home in an easy, delicious, and healthy way?
It is super easy to make a delicious and healthy Chai Spice Mix.
Grind the spice into powder
Organic cinnamon powder, clove powder, and turmeric powder are readily available. I typically just get the powder directly. Organic fennel seeds and coriander seeds, however, are usually in the whole seed’s form. But don’t worry, with a spice grinder, you can easily turn the whole seeds into powder.
Remember to use the finest mode on the spice grinder.
By the way, this stainless steel grinder is truly a must-have handy kitchen tool. With this, I can grind all kinds of dry spices, including the red yeast rice for Red Braised Pork Belly, Lu Rou Sauce, Char Siu, etc. For the fresh herbs, I use this mini food processor to chop into small pieces.
Mix well and store in a glass container for daily use
Measure out each spice and add to a 2-cup glass measuring cup. Use a mini whisk and rubber spatula to mix well and then store in a glass container.
With this at hand, you can make a yummy and healthy cup of Chai Tea in no time!
Chai Spice Mix Recipe - Morning and Evening Chai
This homemade chai spice mix makes a smooth, deeply flavorful, and naturally nourishing cup of chai. It blends eight most potent spices — cinnamon, green cardamom, turmeric, ginger, fennel seeds, coriander seeds, clove, and black pepper — each contributing its own role to the tea's flavor and nutritional profile.
Ingredients
Morning Chai Spice Mix - add black tea
- Cinnamon: 1 part in volume, such as 2 tablespoon {Sweetness and Warmth}
- Green Cardamom: 1 part, such as 2 tbsp {Relaxation}
- Turmeric: 1 part, such as 2 tbsp {Body/Color}
- Ginger: 1 part, such as 2 tbsp {Digestive Aid}
- Fennel: 1/2 part, such as 1 tbsp {Calming}
- Coriander: 1/2 part, such as 1 tbsp {Cooling}
- Clove: 1/4 part, such as 1/2 tbsp {Pungency}
- Black Pepper: 1/4 part, such as 1/2 tbsp {Activation}
Evening Chai Spice Mix - just add boiling water to brew and enjoy
- Cinnamon: 1 part
- Green Cardamom: 1 part
- Turmeric: 1 part
- Ginger: 1/2 part
- Fennel: 1 1/2 part
- Coriander: 1 1/2 part
- Clove: 1/8 part
- Black Pepper: 1/4 part
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients.
- Add the organic whole spices such as fennel seeds, clove, ceylon cinnamon sticks (break into small pieces) into a spice grinder and grind into powder.
- Add all the spices into a 2-cup glass measuring cup. Use the mini rubber spatula to scrape the remaining spice off the grinder container.
- Mix well using a mini whisk and rubber spatula.
- All done! Store in a glass container and enjoy a cup of tasty and healthy Chai Tea first thing in the morning or whenever you want. Read here on how.
Notes
- Since organic cinnamon powder, clove powder and turmeric powder are readily available on the market. I am assuming you get the powder as I do. If you get them in the whole form, use the spice grinder to grind them into powder.
- To make a cup of Chai Tea at home, add 2 tea bags such as "PG tips" into a 32-oz stainless steel French Press along with 1 tsp of this Chai Tea Spice Mix. Pour in boiling water and immediately stir until the spice mix is fully blended with the tea. Add milk to your taste and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Yield 54 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 3Total Fat 0gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 0mgSodium 0mgCarbohydrates 1gFiber 0gSugar 0gProtein 0g
Nutrition calculation is provided by Nutritionix to the best knowledge per ingredients description and isn't always accurate.