Gud Ki Chai recipe-Jaggery Tea recipe
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Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
  • 1 Cup =250ml Water
  • ½ Cup=125ml Milk
  • 2 tsp tea leaves (Chai Ki Patti)
  • 2 tsp Sonth Powder (Dry Ginger Powder)
  • 3 tbsp Grated Organic Jaggery -Avoid Processed Jaggery
Instructions
  1. We are using a Sauce Pan with a handle. Add 1 Cup Water and allow water to simmer on medium heat.
  2. As water begins to gently simmer, add tea leaves and sonth powder and mix. Lower the heat and cover the sauce pan with a lid.
  3. Cover and simmer tea for 3 mins. Sonth imparts a deep color and a fragrant aroma to the tea
  4. Now, add milk. Boil on medium heat
  5. As tea begins to boil, reduce the heat and continue to simmer
  6. After 3 mins, turn off the heat and wait for 30 seconds before adding jaggery
  7. After 30 seconds, add grated jaggery to the tea and quickly stir. Ensure that jaggery is grated so that it dissolves quickly in tea (avoid lumps).
  8. Gud Ki Chai is ready to be served
  9. Tip of the Day: How to buy Gud (jaggery)
  10. ) Ensure the color of Jaggery is Brown and not yellow. Yellow one is processed
  11. ) Texture of Jaggery must be Hard and not soft and crumbly
  12. ) Jaggery must not be salty or bitter (Old and aged Jaggery is salty)
Recipe by Kali Mirch - by Smita at https://kalimirchbysmita.com/gud-chai-jaggery-tea/