This tea is not available commercially and is made by Auntie Alice.
Flavor: Sweet, spicy, exotic, rich, and did I mention spicy? It sort of reminds you of cardamom, but with a few other spices mixed in. Perhaps cloves too. Also kind of a sweet vanilla taste, and a rich milky texture which probably comes from the ingredients being cooked for a short time with the milk and sugar, rather than those things being added after brewing.
Suggested Additions: NONE. When an Indian mother hands you a cup of chai, it is exactly how she wants you to drink it. Do not change it, you will be messing with her exact blend of chai (which probably was made with a little of this and a little of that).
Ingredients: Unknown. It is her secret recipe, and if you ask her what's in it that makes it taste so good, she will tell you one ingredient, but none of the others. Also, there is probably no set quantity of each ingredient, so each time she makes it, she is not giving you tea but a drink that reflects her present state of being at the moment.
Purpose: Because she's the mom, and she said so. You need it to make you feel better, to keep you awake, to warm you up, to help you fall asleep, to heal your cold, or because that's just the thing to do at this very moment.
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