Laxmi Natural Tea Masala - Traditional Indian Tea Masala - 3.5oz (100g)

I had been looking for this for ages, because this brand of tea masala is exactly what lets me make a perfect Persian tea. It's got just the right combination of spices that imbibe a great flavor to the tea without making it spicy or overwhelming. Great value for money, great texture.

I love this spice mix. I mix it into my tea every morning and it only takes a small amount, 1/8 teaspoon. It makes my tea delicious.

Very peppery. I thought that since it was the last ingredient listed it would just add a bit of punch. Nope. Mostly pepper came through in my tea. Not what I was looking for. Thankfully it was a small and affordable packet. I think if you like a heavy pepper flavor you’d love this.

I tried Everest tea masala before, because I wanted to make my own chai. It was alright, but nothing like this stuff. It has a heaty peppery spice sort of like it's got some allspice in it, and lots of ginger, and other (probably undetectable) spices. Great stuff if you want to make your own chai.

This spice is on the peppery side which is what I feel from experience—real chai is. This is how I make it: 1/4 tsp per 1 serving! Let it steep in about 1 cup of hot milk or milk alternative (careful milk bubbles over easily)… while steeping 1-2 tsp of Wagh Bakri black tea in a separate apparatus for 2-5 min. Combine. Strain. I also add like a tsp of coconut palm sugar and a dap of half and half to smoothen the peppery taste a bit. This little package goes a long way! Especially if you’re only using a 1/4 tsp at a time.

I now have three different types of powdered chai for whichever mood of chai strikes me. This was is perfect to add to oolong or black tea. And it works the best when I want to add Tumeric. Edit: After reading the negative reviews, there are a couple of tips for those who are not used to using a powder like this. These are strong spices. A little goes a long way. If it has no taste or only tastes of pepper, you have probably added too much (1/4 tsp to 8-12 oz of tea makes a strong drink for my tastes). So instead of pouring it out, add more liquid and more sweetener and take another sip (and it is possible that it will take far more than you think would be necessary). Remember that just for cinnamon, the usual ratio of spice to sugar is 1 part spice to 3 or 4 parts sweetener to get the full flavor for cinnamon toast. These spices are also fat soluable - which is why having whole milk or a nut milk helps bring out the flavor. I generally bring water and a sliver of coconut fat (or some powdered whole milk) to a boil, add the spices and then turn off the burner or take them off the burner after 20-30 seconds. Then I add the black tea. I will also do this process with just the spices, 1 to 2 tsp of spice to 8 oz of water (that has a sliver of coconut fat or whole milk). Then I can add this liquid to any leftover tea that I have made whenever I want a treat. I pour a portion of it into the tea, heat the mixture up and then add any additional whole or nut milk and about 3 times more sweetener than I would for just a cup of black tea until I have the taste I am looking for. This works wonderfully well for my preferences - experiment to find out what makes your tastebuds happy!

Tastes good in tea with milk and honey. Spicy and delicious.

I should have listened to Sam's review (May 2017), this thing is nothing but PEPPER. Hot and spicy, no doubt, but there is no smell or flavor other than pepper. When I first opened the bag, there was barely any discernible smell, which I took as a bad sign. It should have blossomed with the smells of cinnamon and cardamom, but it didn't. There was a slight scent of old ground pepper. Added a spoon full into my tea, and the only flavor was pepper. To top it off, the flavor was so spicy, it numbed my tongue to the point I could barely take a sip of tea every 10 minutes. Ended up dumping the tea out. I don't like wasting food so I will attempt to mix this powder with some fresh spices.... but NO pepper!!!