My digestive Chai- a caffeine-free delight

I love Chai! The natural sweetness, the comforting warm hug, the digestive spices- oh my!

Traditionally chai is made by simmering black tea, spices, water and milk to produce the above described heavenly beverage. I must say I really enjoy it done this way. It can be made with a range of spices in varying amounts, and in Ayurvedic medicine the spices used were determined by the persons need. I like my chai to be a bit medicinal too- so I up the spice ratios and go for the warming digestive spices of cardamon, ginger, cinnamon and pepper.

At night however when I’m looking to wind down and don’t need the caffeine, it’s nice to have this little non-traditional, caffeine-free version around to whip up as the desire for chai takes hold. This also makes it suitable for those who don’t cope with caffeine well or for when you just need to give your adrenal glands a rest!

Below I share with you my current favourite blend (subjective to change on a whim or when I’m running low on a particular spice of course).