Rainbow Chai
Ingredients:
- 4 Teaspoons Rainbow Chai
- 2 Cups Cold Water
- 2 Cups Milk of Your Choice
Method:
Place Rainbow Chai and cold water in a saucepan. Bring to simmer, add milk, bring to simmer again. Strain & add sweetener to taste. This makes the most heavenly Chai every time, without fail.
Makes 4 cups
Chai On The Run
Ingredients:
- Any product in the Chai Tea Range
- Water
- Milk & Sweetener of Your Choice
- Infuser of Your Choice
Method:
Fill your infuser with 1 teaspoon of your favourite Chai Tea blend, add boiling water and infuse for 3-5 minutes depending on the desired strength of your brew. A variety of infusers are available and we love the stainless steel mesh baskets, placed into a cup, with a lid to keep your chai warm whilst it infuses. For two or more cups, your plunger or teapot works well with all nine products in the Chai Tea range.
Festival Chai
Ingredients:
- 150g Rainbow Chai
- 50g Spice Mix
- 6 Litres Water (24 cups)
- 4 Litres Milk of your Choice (16 cups)
Method:
Place Rainbow Chai and Spice Mix and Cold Water in a large saucepan. Bring to simmer. Add milk. Bring back to simmer, strain and serve. This makes 10 litres/40 cups of Real Chai! Authentic and tasty.
Caffeine Free Chai
Spice Mix is very popular. It keeps on releasing its flavour, the longer you simmer it. Also, very economical! This is especially suitable to brew up for large gatherings, where you can boil, then simmer the spice mix to bring on a full-bodied flavour, then add your favorite tea, coffee, chocolate, dandelion and/or milk to make your own special brew or just savor the spices alone.
Spiced Dandelion, a delightful caffeine-free beverage that combines the rich flavors of traditional Chai spices with a robust Dandelion base. For a milder brew and a cost-effective option, simply use less than a teaspoon in your infuser.
Organic Rooibos Chai grown in South Africa, is a distinctive red tea with a sweet and earthy flavour. Combined with the health-giving properties of the spices, this is a perfect cup of tea for nighttime, or for those who like tea without the caffeine.
Place any remaining Chai in the refrigerator. When cool, add ice cream, cream, etc!
Chai Recipes
Chai Muffins
Ingredients:
- Chai Muffins
- Spice Mix
- Water
- Honey or Sugar
- 2 cups Unbleached SR Flour
- Butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mixed seeds, nuts or dried fruits (as you like)
Method:
Pre heat oven at 180°. To 1 cup of cold water add 2 heaped teaspoons of Spice Mix. Bring to the boil, then allow to sit and steep until cool. Grease & flour muffin tray. Cream 125gm of butter with ¾ cup of sugar, or melt with ¾ cup honey. Mix SR Flour, eggs, butter and strained Spice Mix together until smooth, then add optional nuts, seeds or dried fruits. Bake at 180° for 20 – 25 mins until golden brown.
Chai Creme Caramel
Ingredients:
- 1 ¼ cup sugar
- 1 ½ cup water
- 2 heaped teaspoons Spice Mix
- 3 eggs
- 3 egg yolks
- 3 cups milk
Method:
Boil water and spice mix for 5 – 10 mins and strain. You should be left with a minimum of 1 cup liquid. Lightly beat eggs, yolks and ¼ cup sugar together until combined but not frothy. Mix in milk. In a frying pan, dissolve 1 cup sugar into liquid spice mix, then boil rapidly, without stirring. When the liquid is caramelizing and darkening in colour, quickly pour into a dry 20cm ovenproof dish or 6 individual dishes.
Pour the custard mixture through a sieve, onto the caramelized spice mix. Cover with foil, place dish inside a roasting dish and pour water into the roasting dish to come halfway up the sides of the custard dish. Bake at 160° for 40 to 50 mins or until custard is set. For individual dishes, bake in the same way, for 30 mins. To test for setting, an inserted knife or skewer should come out clean. Cool before turning onto serving plate and garnishing with fruit, grated chocolate or a sprinkling of cinnamon. Serves 6.
Chai Cheesecake
Ingredients:
- 375gm Cream Cheese
- ¾ cup and 1 tablespoon extra castor sugar
- 1 tablespoon plain flour
- pinch of salt
- 2 eggs, separated
- 1 whole egg, extra
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 heaped teaspoons spice mix and cup water
Base:
Create your own base using a basic biscuit recipe and adding seeds, nuts and butter, even adding liquid spice mix. Or mix 250gm of plain sweet biscuits with 125gm butter and press into base and sides of a 20cm springform pan.
Filling:
Make a strong liquid spice mix by boiling spice mix and 1 cup water for 5 mins and let cool before straining. Beat cream cheese until softened, combine with sugar, flour and salt, mix well. Combine the whole egg plus the two egg yolks, sour cream and ½ cup strained spice mix. Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form, beat in extra sugar, fold into cream cheese mixture. Pour into prepared base. Bake in moderately slow oven 1 ¼ to 1 ½ hours. Allow to cool in oven. Refrigerate until firm. If desired top with whipped cream and/or sprinkle with cinnamon or nutmeg.