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Tea

What is Tea? How to make Tea? What does it look like? Is it easy to make? If these questions are booming into your mind. Then you are at the right place. 

So, welcome to the Hungry Corner! We are here to help you with the traditional taste. Without delay, let's dive into the topic. Tea is an important drink of every Indian Family. It is also called "Tea" in English while "Chaha" in Marathi. 

In India, tea has a reserved place in the get-together, family functions, marriages, or even on dates. There are various jokes on a tea-like "Jithe Tea Tithe me", "Cutting Chai" or "Tea changes from Bitter to Better", etc. Also, in all sectors, there is the concept of "Tea-Break" which means there is 15 min break where employees go for tea and discuss anything.

Let's know the History of Tea

In 1935 the British East India Company established tea farms in Assam in an attempt to change the overwhelming Chinese monopoly on tea supply to Great Britain. In 1870 approximately 90% of tea consumed in Great Britain was supplied by China but by 1900 this had reduced to 10% largely replaced by tea sourced in India and Ceylon. 

However, consumption of tea within India remained low until an aggressive promotional campaign by the (British-owned) Indian Tea Association in the early 20th century, which encouraged factories, mines, and textile mills to provide tea breaks for their workers. It also helped many independent chai-walas throughout the railway system. 

From the 1830s black tea was gradually assimilated into the existing Chai spice mix, and the origins of Chai as we know it now appeared. However, the tea spice mix lacked demand due to the high cost of tea and wasn’t popular until the 1900s when a hardcore movement by the India Tea Company publicized the provision of ‘tea breaks’ for workers to increase tea sales.

How to make Masala Chai?

There is no rocket science in making chai. It is so simple and less time-consuming recipe ever. If you add some spices then it is also called masala Chai. For the preparation of chai, we have bellow ingredients -

1. Tea powder/ Chai powder 
2. Milk 
3. Water 
4. Sugar 
5. Ginger 
6. Cardimon (Optional) 
7. Spices 

Let's take a step-by-step tour for making chai -

Step 1 -  First take a pot and add 1 cup of water. 

Step 2 - In that add some tea/chai powder. As we live in 2022, there are various tea powders are present in the market. So, we are free to choose tea powder according to our taste. Also, some of the tea powders are ready with spices. 

Step 3 -   After that, add some sugar. 

Step 4 - Add little ginger and stir it gently. Ginger has huge importance in daily life. It helps to run the digestion process fast. Also, it helps to cure infections. 

Step 5 -  Here is the step for adding milk. Add a cup of milk and wait till the chai will boil. Once the chai is boiled you then just filter the chai with a stainer and separate the tea powder and chai(Liquid) and Your Chai is Ready! Take a sip of tea and relax.

Is Tea has types? 

If you are wondering about the types of tea then, yes Tea has various types. There is black tea, green tea, etc. 

Regular Tea - 

As we discussed above the procedure or the steps of tea, is also called regular tea. If you add sugar and milk then ultimately it is regular tea.

Black Tea - 

Black tea means tea without milk. If you add everything and avoid milk it is called black tea. It is very useful in day-to-day life. It also works as "Kadha". There are two ways to have black tea, either only black tea or with lemon (Limbu). It is also famous among Indians, and they love it. 

Green Tea - 

As our life and lifestyle change vigorously, we are suffering the different diseases. For that, we have to avoid some products like milk, and sugar. So, in that situation, Green Tea is the best option. It is purely herbal and it is made from the leaves of the Camellia Sinesis plant. Green tea originated in China, and its production and manufacture have spread to other countries in East Asia. It majorly used for weight loss. 

Lemon Tea - 

Lemon tea also comes under green tea. Instead of tea powder, milk and sugar, we have to add lemon tea. It especially helps persons who suffer from diabetes and sugar.

What is Tea Bag?

Nowadays there is a concept of Tea-Bag! It is nothing but a tea powder that comes in small bags, and it is called a tea bags. There is a different procedure to make the tea with a tea bag. So, let's glance at it. 

For making tea with the tea bag, there is a slight change in ingredients and procedure - 

1. Tea Bag 
2. Sugar/Sugar Cube 
3. Milk 

Take a cup of milk and add sugar to it. Let mix the sugar well and dip in a tea bag for 5 min. It is a very easy tea recipe I have ever seen in my life. If you have less time and you want to drink tea, it is the best solution for you. Also, you are flexible to change the ingredients according to you. 

Last words 

Lastly, I would like to say that, just make the tea of your choice and relax. You can try either every or each on one type of tea or else enjoy the very famous Masala Chai and this is the first blog of Hungry_corner. Try the recipe and share your words by commenting. At last, I want to say that Chai to akhir Chai hai!