Chai tea, also called masala chai is a drink originating in South India where it was used in a sacred way to energize the body, activate it, and have the mind alert.
It’s composed of spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, vanilla, anise, and of course, black tea
It is thought that this tea was invented more than fifteen hundred years ago as a remedy of Ayurvedic medicine to relieve pain, stimulate digestion and improve circulation.
It was the British when they colonized India, who added black tea to the infusion.