Super TASTY Natural & Healthy Chai Tea Recipe!

Cardamom, peppercorn, cloves, cinnamon sticks= tea spices

Do you ever feel like holding a warm, spiced up hot beverage in your hand? Well, I do, everyday :). This is a Chai Tea Recipe that my mother-in-law makes pretty often, and I love it! It's really healthy, uses whole spices, and very little sugar. This tea recipe is good for your kidneys, especially during the winter months, and it helps prevent colds and the flu, inflammation, and regulates insulin (according to the recipe book). It also tastes SO good, warms me up, and helps my digestive system. You're gonna love it, too. Best part is that it is really easy to make.

Chai- The Perfect Winter Drink

Pick your favorite mug and start sipping!

mmm yummy chai on a cold snowy day!

This recipe is from the book The Complete Natural Medicine Guide to Women's Health (but it's also great for guys!) and is called "Yogi Tea" but is basically the same as Chai. Worried that these spices are hard to get or expensive? No fear! You can get all of the spices in this recipe in bulk for really cheap at Indian grocery stores (cardamom, cloves) or Korean stores (they sell cinnamon sticks for a great price). 

Yogi Tea

*makes 10 servings

Ingredients:

• 40 oz of water
• 12 whole cloves
• 16 whole green cardamom pods, cracked open (you can use the back of a knife or a mortar and pestle to crush it open
• 16 whole black peppercorns
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 8 slices fresh ginger root
• 2 black tea bags
• 2 cups regular milk or organic soy milk
• 1/2 cup sugar or honey

Method:

• Bring the water to a boil. Add the cloves, cracked open cardamom, peppercorns, cinnamon sticks, and ginger
• Boil for 45 minutes
• When it reaches a reddish brown color, turn off the heat. Drop in the tea bags for 1 minute and then remove them. Add the sugar or honey and stir. 
• Add in the milk
• Done! :) Enjoy!

*Can be stored in the fridge for several days or even a week