Winter is here and so is the tea! Tea can offer multiple benefits when made with the right ingredients. There is a nip in the air. Mornings and nights are getting colder. Sweaters, jackets, and hoodies are out of the closet. Winter is here and so is the tea!

Anytime is tea time in India, especially in winters. Steam swirls from that hot cuppa to fill us with warmth and hope.

Strangely, despite its popularity, the history of tea or chai is recent. In 1835, the British set up tea plantations in Assam. At that time, the expensive tea was mostly for export purposes. It was later when vendors started using milk sugar and spices to add flavour to their brews to make it cheaper it gained popularity.