Chai pe Charcha: Sandalwood actors share their favourites

For Indians, tea is an emotion. No day can go well without a cup of chai to start it off. Strong, sweet, more milk, less milk, the permutations and combinations of what is a ‘perfect’ cuppa changes like the seasons. Let’s find out what brew it is exactly that gives people a chai-high!For Indians, tea is an emotion. No day can go well without a cup of chai to start it off.Strong, sweet, more milk, less milk, the permutations and combinations of what is a ‘perfect’ cuppa changes like the seasons. Let’s find out what brew it is exactly that gives people a chai-high!
I only like ghar ki chai; I am a desi chai person, not a fancy- flavoured tea person. I need tea to start my day, and I need Kumar Anna’s handmade adrak (ginger) chai, with less sugar and little milk. My mom makes a homemade mix of two different kinds of tea, and we add adrak to it. I also have this tea mix that is good for bloating, and has antioxidants.– Ragini Dwivedi

I learned how to make tea from my driver in Mumbai - I made him a cup of tea, and he said, “this is not how it’s made.” I love adrak (ginger) tea, it has to be strong, it has to be an orange-dark brown hue otherwise it is sacrilage.- Nidhi Subbaiah

Coming home and making tea will always be on my to-do list! I like my tea with a bit of milk, a lot of masala, a bit watery, not too thick. This tea goes so well with Bengaluru weather - it pairs well with gloomy evenings as well as sunny noons!
– Anupama Gowda

Tea is the first thing I learned to make. Years later, tea is the only thing I know how to make! Dad loves my tea, and back in the day, as soon as he entered home, he would ask me for a cuppa. person for tea. It is also the time where we as a family sit and chat after a long day at work.
– Siri Ravikumar