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Posts tagged “Karak chai”
7 Degchi posts about karak chai, newest first. Latest: Hot Drinks for a Cold Evening: Chai, Gahwa, Sahlab and More. Oldest: How to Make Masala Chai at Home (and How It Differs from Karak). Six warm drinks from South Asia and the Gulf, how long each takes, what makes them different, and which one suits a quiet night, a guest or a crowd.
Hot Drinks for a Cold Evening: Chai, Gahwa, Sahlab and More
Six warm drinks from South Asia and the Gulf, how long each takes, what makes them different, and which one suits a quiet night, a guest or a crowd.
Chai Colour Guide: What Amber, Red-Brown and Pink Mean
The colour of a cup of chai tells you which tradition you are in and whether the boil went right. A guide to amber, red-brown, pale beige and pink, with the clues from our recipes.
How to Make Karak Chai Stronger (or Milder) Without Bitterness
Strong chai and bitter chai are not the same thing. Four dials control strength: tea per cup, water, boil time and the milk. Here is how to turn each one, with numbers from three recipes.
CTC vs Loose Leaf vs Tea Bags for Desi Chai
The pellets in a Tapal or Red Label packet are not the same as the leaves in an English breakfast bag. Here is what changes when you boil each one in milk.
Why Is My Chai Bitter or Watery? Fixes That Work
Bitter, watery, pale or grassy: every bad cup of chai has a cause you can name. Here is how to read the cup and fix the next one.
Karak Chai vs Doodh Patti: What's the Difference?
Both are strong milk tea boiled hard. The split is where the water goes: karak chai builds on water, doodh patti on milk alone. Here are the numbers.
How to Make Masala Chai at Home (and How It Differs from Karak)
Masala chai is spiced milk tea boiled on the stove. Here is a method that releases more flavour from the spices, and how it differs from doodh patti and Gulf karak chai.