A very traditional Indian beverage, Masala Chai is a spiced version of the typical Indian milk tea. Believed to have originated in India, it has been the Indian drink of choice for hundreds of years. Masala Chai literally means mixed spice tea. It is a perfect blend of freshly ground spices and black tea simmered in water, milk and sugar. Common spices in chai are cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom and pepper which are added to a boiling pot of loose leaf tea and milk to get aromatic and healthy beverage.