A video of a unique ‘chai’ made at a stall in Amritsar has gone viral on Instagram. In the reel shared by @thegreatindianfoodie, we see the vendor pouring milk into a large vessel. He crushes some green cardamom (elaichi) on the floor next to his seat and adds it to the milk. He also sprinkles some flower petals on it. He cooks these ingredients together and also grinds a handful of almonds with a mortar and pestle to prepare the chai. In another vessel, he heats butter and mixes it with the almonds. Next, he strains the already made milk into this vessel and mixes all the ingredients well. Finally, he pours it into a glass to serve.
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In the caption, the vlogger claims that this is the “most expensive tea in Amritsar”, priced at Rs 100. Watch the full viral video below:
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The reel has garnered 868K views so far. In the comments, many were left wondering why a drink named “Chai” was made this way. Some users sarcastically suggested adding other bizarre ingredients to the drink including cheese, mayonnaise, ginger garlic paste, etc. Many users felt it should be named Badam Milkshake. Read some reactions from Instagram below:
“Uncle forgot to add mutton masala and curd.” [“Uncle forgot to add mutton masala and curds.”]
“Tell uncle to sell tea and almond shake separately, more customers will come.” [“Tell Uncle to sell chai and badam/ almond shake separately – more customers will come.”]
“Hey Uncle, you should have added tomatoes and onions.” [“Uncle you should have added tomatoes and onions.”]
“If you had added rice and lentils, it would have become kheer.” [“If he would have put rice, it would have become kheer.”]
“Tea for Rs 100 in unhygienic conditions.”
“The ant almost became part of the material.”
Earlier, a video of a vlogger making tea using clay diyas went viral on the internet. Many users disliked the idea. Click here to read the full news.
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