Spiced Chai Smoothie

by Tarla Dalal

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This is a smoothie that every tea-lover would have dreamed of, but never tried! Well, we tried it for you and it turned out great – so now it’s your turn.

In this unique creation, tea and curds are blended together with an aromatic spice infusion and a hint of vanilla and nutmeg, to make a refreshing smoothie that has a strong tinge of tea.

The Spiced Chai Smoothie gets its flavour from a special infusion of honey and whole spices. It is important to allow this mixture to cook for the specified time, in order to get a rich aroma and flavour. It is also essential to let the tea bags to infuse in the spiced water for a whole five minutes – if it is not properly infused, you will not get a deep tea flavour in the smoothie.

Follow the recipe as mentioned, and you will end up with a really exotic treat! You can also try your hand at other fabulous smoothies like the Melon Smoothie , Mango Banana Smoothie , and Peach Yogurt Smoothie .

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Spiced Chai Smoothie recipe - How to make Spiced Chai Smoothie

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Preparation Time: 5 mins Cooking Time: 10 mins Total Time: 15 mins 1Makes 1.25 cups
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Ingredients

5 tbsp honey
3 cinnamon (dalchini) sticks , 25 mm. (1”) each
5 cloves (laung / lavang)
1 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)
5 tea bags
1 cup chilled curds (dahi) (dahi)
1/4 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 tsp ground (jaiphal) nutmeg (jaiphal)
1/4 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder (elaichi)

Method

Combine 1 cup of water, honey, cinnamon, cloves and ginger in a deep non-stick pan, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 10 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Switch off the flame, add the tea bags and keep aside for 5 minutes.
Discard the tea bags, strain and cool completely.
Combine curds, the prepared tea mixture, vanilla essence, nutmeg powder and cardamom powder in a blender and blend till smooth.
Serve immediately.