https://therealchai.com/articles/Recent content in Chai Journal on The Real ChaiHugo -- gohugo.ioenThu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://therealchai.com/articles/chai-concentrate/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://therealchai.com/articles/chai-concentrate/One pack of our masala chai blend makes about 8 cups of chai concentrate. At about 3 oz of concentrate and 5 oz of milk per cup, that’s 20 cups of chai. The boiling and straining happen once; after that, each cup is just concentrate and milk, warmed on the stove. There’s no need to buy concentrate when you can make it fresh at home, as strong and as sweet as you like it.https://therealchai.com/articles/vegan-chai/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://therealchai.com/articles/vegan-chai/Masala chai starts out vegan. Black tea, cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and black pepper simmer together on the stove, all plants. What decides whether your cup is vegan is what goes in next: the milk, and sometimes the sweetener. What makes chai not vegan Dairy milk. Traditional chai is made with whole milk, and most cafés default to it. Concentrates and syrups. Many café “chai lattes” are made from a sweetened concentrate.https://therealchai.com/articles/diwali-chai/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://therealchai.com/articles/diwali-chai/Diwali, the festival of lights, falls on Sunday, November 8, 2026. The celebration runs for five days, from Dhanteras on November 6 to Bhai Dooj on November 11. Homes fill with diyas, rangoli, new clothes, boxes of sweets, and a steady stream of guests. In most of those homes, a pot of masala chai never leaves the stove. If you’re hosting this year, here’s how to make chai part of your Diwali, and where to find us around Boston for the festival.https://therealchai.com/articles/how-to-make-masala-chai/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://therealchai.com/articles/how-to-make-masala-chai/Real masala chai isn’t steeped like a tea bag. It’s simmered: strong Assam tea and whole spices bubble together on the stove until the pot turns a deep amber, then milk goes in and the whole thing comes back to a boil. That’s how chai is made in Indian homes and at street stalls, and it’s how Rajiv Roy learned it growing up in Kolkata. Here’s the method we use, whether you’re brewing with our masala chai blend or your own spices.