Spiced Chai Smoothie
by Tarla Dalal
This is a smoothie that every tea-lover would have dreamed of, but never tried! Well, we tried it for you and it turned out great – so now it’s your turn.
In this unique creation, tea and curds are blended together with an aromatic spice infusion and a hint of vanilla and nutmeg, to make a refreshing smoothie that has a strong tinge of tea.
The Spiced Chai Smoothie gets its flavour from a special infusion of honey and whole spices. It is important to allow this mixture to cook for the specified time, in order to get a rich aroma and flavour. It is also essential to let the tea bags to infuse in the spiced water for a whole five minutes – if it is not properly infused, you will not get a deep tea flavour in the smoothie.
Follow the recipe as mentioned, and you will end up with a really exotic treat! You can also try your hand at other fabulous smoothies like the Melon Smoothie , Mango Banana Smoothie , and Peach Yogurt Smoothie .
Spiced Chai Smoothie recipe - How to make Spiced Chai Smoothie
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 1.25 cups
5 tbsp honey
3 cinnamon (dalchini) sticks , 25 mm. (1”) each
5 cloves (laung / lavang)
1 tsp finely chopped ginger (adrak)
5 tea bags
1 cup chilled curds (dahi) (dahi)
1/4 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 tsp ground (jaiphal) nutmeg (jaiphal)
1/4 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder (elaichi)
- Method
- Combine 1 cup of water, honey, cinnamon, cloves and ginger in a deep non-stick pan, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 10 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Switch off the flame, add the tea bags and keep aside for 5 minutes.
- Discard the tea bags, strain and cool completely.
- Combine curds, the prepared tea mixture, vanilla essence, nutmeg powder and cardamom powder in a blender and blend till smooth.
- Serve immediately.
| Energy | 430 cal |
| Protein | 7.1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 73.9 g |
| Fiber | 0.2 g |
| Fat | 10.4 g |
| Cholesterol | 25.6 mg |
| Vitamin A | 256 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin C | 2 mg |
| Folic Acid | 10.6 mcg |
| Calcium | 340.8 mg |
| Iron | 0.6 mg |
| Magnesium | 32 mg |
| Phosphorus | 211.2 mg |
| Sodium | 33.6 mg |
| Potassium | 185.6 mg |
| Zinc | 0.2 mg |