My Chai Tea Recipe 19/12/2011
It is a very, very rare occasion if I am seen without a cup of tea in my hand! Maybe it's the British start to my life - I was born in Oxford - but it is a bad day if I have not had 12 cups of tea. Lately, I've been drinking more Chai tea. Chai is a fantastic way to get several different spices into your diet in one go. So it's a double tick: healthy spices and healthy tea. This recipe can be severed with soy milk or regular milk. I try to do one cup of each. If you are a male and you think that soy was created by the devil to turn you into a female, you may wish to read some solid science on the subject, a good starting place is here: http://jn.nutrition.org/content/140/12/2289S.full.pdf+html If you would like to know more about spices and their health benefits, then the best book is Healing Spices by Professor BB Aggarwal and my favourite cookbooks are Great Vegetarian Dishes and Vegetarian World Food by Kurma dasa www.kurma.net Anyway, here is my Chai recipe. Enjoy 2cm piece of fresh ginger 5cm cinnamon stick 4 whole peppercorns 3 whole cloves 3 whole cardamon pods 1/2 teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg 1 tablespoon of good quality CTC assam or other indian tea. Dry fry all the spices in a pan for a few moments to release their aroma. Then grind them in a mortar and pestle. Bring to the boil 4 cups of water. Add the tea, water and ground spices to the brewing vessel and steep for 5 minutes. Serve with milk or soy. Comments Comments are closed. | 
ABOUT TONY Tony is the director of the Boutagy Fitness Institute and has recently completed a PhD in sports science at Charles Darwin University. He is also an Adjunct Associate at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Previously, Tony has been a lecturer at the Australian Fitness Network, the Australian Institute of Fitness, the Australian Catholic University, NetFit New Zealand, New Zealand Weightlifting & is currently on the editorial board for The University of the Sunshine Coast's Fitness Research program, a member of the Australian Institute of Fitness Personal Training Advisory Panel and sits on an expert task force panel for Fitness Australia. Having written strength workouts for athletes in 24 different sports, Tony is actively involved in strength & conditioning and providing educational seminars & resources for personal trainers. Tony was the recipient of the 2004 Australian Fitness Industry’s Author of the Year Award and is a certified ART provider for the entire body and long nerve tract. He is a member of the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the National Lipid Association (NLA), the American Nutraceutical Association (ANA) and The National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA). In his spare time, Tony enjoys cooking (mainly Thai), playing guitar (mainly classical) and reading (mainly ancient history). ArchivesFebruary 2012 Categories |
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