Fiery Long Pepper Tea

Pippali Chai

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Nutmeg Trail

By Eleanor Ford

Published 2022

  • About

For five millennia, the Indian healing science of Ayurveda has advocated chai and infusions to promote health and balance doshas. This tea brings together pepper and ginger, the spicy heat duo, to warm the throat and stimulate digestive fire. It is said not only to aid digestion but also to better assimilate experiences, and who wouldn’t want that?

Long pepper has a gingery warmth and complex floral notes. A scant teaspoon of cracked black pepper could be used in its stead for a cle