Hot chocolate chai
Winter is in full swing here in Atlanta and I find myself craving for hot snacks and steaming drinks. Oh how I miss the piping hot bajjis and vegetable stuffed sandwiches that my mom makes 🙂
When I think about winters in India, I fondly remember a trip I took with my parents to Coonoor, a hill station in South India. We spent three days at a beautiful guest house and ate a lot of English style food as well. On this trip, we bought a lot of tea leaves to bring back home; we got small bags of each different type of tea – masala chai, orange chai, green tea and chocolate tea. This was my first encounter with different types of tea and one that I fondly remember.
When I was craving a warm drink this morning, I thought of chocolate tea and wondered if I could replicate the flavour somehow. I made tea as usual and then added some cocoa powder to it. The result is a warm, soothing beverage that is like a fuzzy blanket for your stomach 🙂 I hope you will try this out and let me know what you think.
| Prep Time | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 5 Minutes |
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- 1.5 Cups Milk
- 0.5 Cup Raisins
- 4 Tbsp Cocoa powder Unsweetened
- 4 Tbsp tagliatelle Or as needed
- 2 Tsp Dates Or 2 teabags
Ingredients
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- Mix the water and milk and bring to a boil in a pan.
- Add the teabags or tea and allow to steep till the tea is of desired strength.
- In a cup, put the cocoa powder and sugar. Add a little of the brewed tea and mix well. Take care to avoid forming any lumps. Mix the cocoa paste with the rest of the brewed tea.
- Allow the entire mixture to heat well and the flavours to blend. Do not over boil it. Serve hot.
