India is one of the largest producers of tea in the World. But 70 per cent of that tea is consumed in India itself. We are such avid tea dr...
India is one of the largest producers of tea in the World. But 70 per cent of that tea is consumed in India itself. We are such avid tea drinkers. Once, twice, thrice and some even for a double digit of the times drink this hot beverage in a day. It has been brewing in our history since ages. The varieties in our country are boundless. This lovely weather does call for a hot cup of tea or for a change a hot Matka of Tandoori Chai.
Tandoori Chai is a smoky flavoured, slow brewed thick tea often served in earthen cups called 'Matkas'. This type of tea is gaining popularity in recent times flowing as hot as the city's favourite Irani Chai.
The area of Mallepally in Hyderabad city is the place where this new taste of tea is gaining the most popularity. Talking about its tasty flavour, a hotel owner which sells Tandoori Chai says this. He himself is a tea lover and knows a bit or two about flavours.
The hotel owner of AS Hotel in Mallepally named, Mohammed Abdul Sohail, had modified it a little to the tastes of our Indian cuisine. This modification was not as simple as it sounds. He has narrated the experiments he had done to get the right cup of Tandoori Chai.
10 to 15 litres of milk, trying for about 13- 15 days, at last Sohail has made the desired flavour with eight ingredients brewed with milk. It also has a special secret ingredient and he did not disclose it.
Tandoori Chai is a smoky flavoured, slow brewed thick tea often served in earthen cups called 'Matkas'. This type of tea is gaining popularity in recent times flowing as hot as the city's favourite Irani Chai.
The area of Mallepally in Hyderabad city is the place where this new taste of tea is gaining the most popularity. Talking about its tasty flavour, a hotel owner which sells Tandoori Chai says this. He himself is a tea lover and knows a bit or two about flavours.
"The chai’s origin can be found in Pakistan. It later entered into India through Pune. From Kerala it entered into Hyderabad for the first time about a few months ago. The chai has also been available at Madhapur in Cyberabad since the last 5-6 months, but for the first it is available in the center of the city in Mallepally, for the chai lovers of both the old and the new city"
The hotel owner of AS Hotel in Mallepally named, Mohammed Abdul Sohail, had modified it a little to the tastes of our Indian cuisine. This modification was not as simple as it sounds. He has narrated the experiments he had done to get the right cup of Tandoori Chai.
10 to 15 litres of milk, trying for about 13- 15 days, at last Sohail has made the desired flavour with eight ingredients brewed with milk. It also has a special secret ingredient and he did not disclose it.
"I drank different types of chai like Masala Chai, Kashmiri Chai and many more, but drinking Tandoori Chai in a Matka, along with smoky flavor, gives a different taste. It is different from a normal chai. I travel from Toli Chowki to Mallepally for drinking the chai," says a local avid chai lover.
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