I love this video, and the tips are great. Only one thing: It says "add chai" and then shows the maker adding the spice mixture. He clearly means "add masala" because "chai" means "spiced tea" -- it's the result of the process. You don't add the result.

It might seem nitpicky, but in such a well-made video the mistake stood out, and as a writer/editor I hate to let a mistake stand.

But in ever other regard, kudos to the filmmaker.

*jawdrop* O_O Why can't all cooking videos be like this!?

Ummm... why not just use a spoon and give it a stir? Also this might cause the nilk to boil over and clog the burners of the stove.(if you are not quick enough)
The recipe seems wasteful to me -seven cardamom pods is a definite over-kill and the ginger root can simply be cleanly washed and grated/chopped. Ginger skin is not tough at all , also considering that its all going to be strained ,anyway.Why cut off large chunks of it and then use it? (this is my pet peeve with all recipes that show ginger being used this way)
And I agree with the first commenter -that would be the masala and not chai -chai being the tea itself. Oh and chai is just tea , not spiced tea. now that was nitpicky,:)

(goes back to her masala chai...)

Love the video. Very creative.

@TnTA - you are correct, chai means tea and masala chai is spiced tea. Usually in India, most people don't drink black tea so chai means the tea made with milk; unlike certain franchises that call tea "chai tea latte". Drives me crazy.

I personally don't have the patience to grate the ginger; I simply peel and slice the ginger in to long thin slices. Also, I don't grind up the cardamom, cloves, or cinnamon sticks. I open up the cardamom pods and drop them in whole (with or without the skin makes no difference since you are straining the tea anyways). The cloves and cinnamon sticks also go in whole. The end result is the same as the flavors seep in to the tea regardless.

Oh and I forgot, the video got it right. Boiling the tea at least three times is a necessity to good flavor.

Wow, the lyrics of this song are totally inappropriate for a video about making chai.

I'm shocked that bringing it to a boil is surprising to people. Just learn how to make it properly the first time instead of assuming or westernizing the recipe.

@Jasmine: link to translated lyrics or get out!
;) just kidding!

So..... Treat it like Turkish coffee for strong flavor?

What is it about the multiple boil/drops that does this? Anyone know?

Thanks for posting, and glad people enjoyed it!

And @Trevor from Hamilton , you're totally right about swapping 'chai' to 'masala', and we've gone ahead and made that change in the video. Thanks for catching that!

Eric of High Beam