HOW TO PREPARE CHAI: Begin by turning your bag of Chai upside down a few times. The powdered spices can settle at the bottom of the bag during transit. Use fresh water. Place 1 heaping tsp of tea for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 5-10 minutes. While the Chai is steeping, prepare your cup to receive the Chai by putting 2 tsp of sugar in the cup and add milk (about 20% of cup volume) When the Chai is ready, pour into the cup.

Light floral notes mingle with masala highlighting a superb balance of tea and spice. Milk and a dash of sugar create a taste extravaganza! MORE Information: Tradition holds that this particular blend of Chai was discovered by accident by a Chai-Wallah (Chai seller), plying his trade one day in the Lal Bagh garden in Bangalore, India around the turn of the last century. This garden is one of the most famous gardens in Bangalore, a city revered throughout the world by botanists for it's plentiful rose gardens and multitude of rose varieties. As the story goes, the Chai-Wallah, who was hoping his chai would make a profit that day by selling to visitors in the garden. While steeping his tea, he discovered that rose petals from a bush being pruned nearby had fallen into his teapot. He wanted to turn a profit that day so rather than waste the now scented tea, he simply added his other ingredients to the pot. he discovered how well the spicy aromas blended with the floral tones of the rose petals. He grew quite wealthy by making this "mistake"!