How to Make a Masala Chai
Rishi's organic Masala Chai: black tea with cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, black pepper and clove, brewed with water for a bold, spiced cup.
- Serves
- 1 (8 oz)
- Time
- 5 min
- Skill
- Easy
- Gear
- Kettle + mug
Ingredients
- 1 sachet Rishi Masala Chai
- 8 fl oz (237 ml) water, heated to 200°F / 93°C
- Optional: honey or sugar
Method
- 1
Heat the water to about 200°F (93°C).
- 2
Pour it over the sachet in a mug.
- 3
Steep for 5 minutes.
- 4
Lift out the sachet and sweeten to taste.
Best results: For a chai latte, steep the sachet in half the water and top it with the same amount of steamed milk.
Nutrition & caffeine
Per serving · 8 oz
Calories
0
Sugars
0 g
Caffeine
~45 mg
Sweetener
Caffeine about 45 mg · usually 35–100 mg
Our estimateAbout 12% of the 400 mg a day the U.S. FDA says healthy adults can generally have. Less if you are pregnant, sensitive to caffeine, or on medication — ask your doctor.
- Total fat
- 0 g
- Saturated fat
- 0 g
- Total carbohydrate
- less than 1 g
- Dietary fibre
- 0 g
- Total sugars
- 0 g
- Protein
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 5 mg
- Calcium
- 0 mg
Where these numbers come from
- Rishi Masala Chai, black tea (one sachet)USDA reference values
Per sachet: USDA's per-100 g brewed black tea × 237 g, the 8 fl oz cup Rishi brews from one 3 g sachet — about 47 mg of caffeine and 2 kcal. The sachet is black tea with cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, black pepper and clove, steeped 5 minutes, and Rishi publishes no milligram figure: it rates it "High" on its 0–100 mg-per-8 oz scale (https://www.rishi-tea.com/products/organic-masala-chai-teabag-sachets). So this is an estimate: the low end is our usual quarter-either-way brewing spread, the high end is the top of Rishi's scale.
Calculated from this recipe's ingredients and amounts (One sachet steeped 5 minutes in 8 fl oz of water at 200°F, as Rishi directs). Your drink will vary with the exact measures, brands and brew. Not a lab analysis, and not medical advice.
Why it works
Unlike our three botanical blends, Masala Chai is made with black tea, so it has caffeine: about 45 mg in an 8 oz cup by our estimate from USDA's figure for brewed black tea, and Rishi rates it high on its 0–100 mg scale. The spices — cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, black pepper and clove — are what make it chai, and they stand up well to milk.
Variations
Frequently asked
Does Masala Chai have caffeine?
Yes, it's black tea. We estimate about 45 mg in an 8 oz cup, from USDA's figure for brewed black tea; Rishi rates it high on its 0–100 mg scale. That is less than a cup of brewed coffee.
How do I make a chai latte?
Steep one sachet in 4 fl oz of water for 5 minutes, then top with 4 fl oz of steamed milk. Sweeten to taste.
Keep brewing
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Made with Rishi Masala Chai.