Did you know that tea comes originally from China so the word "tea" comes from there as well. Tea, in mandarin, is called cha. It is cha in Japanese, Hindi and Persian, shai in Arabic, ja in Tibetan, chai in Russian and chay in Turkish. As an Indian, especially if you are a resident of Gujarat like me, you would know of the importance of cha or tea in our daily life. It is the first thing that is consumed in the morning in almost every house that does not consume coffee. It is also something that is immediately offered in most homes you visit. If friends are meeting up, well cha kitli is the usual meeting place. So with this level of importance given to a beverage, I could not stop myself from posting a video on how to make cha or tea. This recipe shows the simple steps to make tea. For tea the basic ingredients are water and tea powder and then of course, the individual preferences play its role in whether you add sugar, milk, cinnamon powder, ginger paste, lemon grass,...
