Pao with Chai

Name: Pao with Chai
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Goa)
Ingredients: 4 fresh pao or poi (Goan bread); 4 tbsp salted butter; Chai: 2 cups water, 1 cup whole milk, 2 tsp CTC tea leaves, 2 tsp sugar, 2 cardamom pods crushed, Â½-inch ginger, grated

🟢 Veg📊 Medium

Traditional 22. Pao with Chai recipe

⏱️5 minPrep

🔥10 minCook

🕒15 minTotal

🍽️2Serves

🧺 Ingredients

4 fresh pao or poi (Goan bread)
4 tbsp salted butter
Chai: 2 cups water, 1 cup whole milk, 2 tsp CTC tea leaves, 2 tsp sugar, 2 cardamom pods crushed, Â½-inch ginger, grated

👩‍🍳 How to make Pao with Chai

Make chai (8 mins, medium heat): Combine water, ginger, cardamom in saucepan. Bring to boil. Add tea leaves, boil 2 mins. Add milk and sugar. Bring back to boil, reduce and simmer 3 mins until rich, caramel-coloured. Strain into cups.
Butter bread: Slice pao horizontally. Spread generous amount of butter on both cut sides while bread is room temperature â€” butter should melt slightly into the soft interior.
Serve: Arrange buttered pao alongside cup of chai. Dip bread into chai.

📖 Cultural notes

Pao with chai is Goa's most universal breakfast â€” the morning ritual at every padaria where the baker slides fresh hot loaves out at 6 AM and neighbours queue with small steel tumblers for tea. ---

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