How to Make Thai Tea at Home | Simple Cha Yen Recipe

It is considered the most popular drink in Thailand and all over the world due to its sweetness, rich orange colour and flavour. Its key ingredients are black tea, sugar and milk. Many people enjoy this delicious Thai drink on hot summer days.

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In this article, we will learn everything about this traditional Thai recipe. How to make it at home, its popularity and several fun facts about enjoying Thai tea.

What is Thai tea?

It is a popular drink from Thailand. Its fans love this drink due to its rich orange color, its unique texture due to the use of black tea as a core element, and its creamy shade due to the use of milk in it. Recipe lovers call it a tasty treat in Thailand, Europe and Asian countries. Its popularity is increasing rapidly throughout the world. Here are four reasons for its popularity.

Special flavor
Spices
Easy to prepare at home
Refreshing Drink

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Origins & History of this Drink

This tea became most popular in Thailand several years ago. When black tea came into this country from Chinese traders, the people started to make it according to their personal preferences by adding milk and sugar. With time, people continued to add several more ingredients to make it spicier and tastier. Today, it is served in several restaurants, tea shops, and several other famous places.

Its popularity is not limited to this country. Its lovers are present globally.

People love this delicious drink for several reasons.

Sweetness
Creamy texture
Beautiful Orange Texture

Thai tea ingredients

To make this drink, we will need only a few special and flavorful elements at home.

ingredient	Amount
water	2 cups
Thai tea mix	2 tablespoons
sugar	2 tablespoons (adjust to taste)
sweetened condensed milk	1/4 cup
evaporated milk (or any milk of choice)	1/4 cup
Ice	A lot of ice cubes

How to make Thai Tea Recipe at Home

We will boil 2 cups of water in a little pot.
After boiling the water, we need to add 2 tablespoons of Thai tea, mix in the water and steep it for up to 5 minutes.
After a few minutes, we will add 2 tablespoons of sugar, or you can use another sweetener. Stir this solution until the sugar is mixed properly.
After 3 to 4 minutes, strain out tea leaves from this solution, and we will get a rich orange shade of tea.
We will keep it in the fridge or an open place and let it cool to reach room temperature.
Add some ice cubes to the glass and put this solution to it to make it cold and nice.
Now, pour 1/4 cup of sweetened condensed milk over the ice.
Pour your cooled tea into this condensed milk tea and put Evaporated Milk on top of it to make it a classic Thai tea texture.
Stir well to mix all these things.
Congratulations! Your delicious recipe is ready. Enjoy it and share your thoughts on its taste and flavors in the comment section.

Step-by-step guide to making thai milk tea, using authentic thai tea ingredients for a rich flavor. Follow the process to brew and mix thai tea flavor with milk for a creamy, delicious drink.

Tips for Making the Perfect Thai Tea

If you want to enjoy more yummy drinks, try fresh and good-quality ingredients.

Thai tea mix
Thai tea leaves
Thai tea powder mix

It will provide a strong and delightful flavour.

Alternative Ingredients

Milk Alternatives

Many people are exploring alternatives to regular milk and want to try something different, so plant-based milk is an excellent choice for those looking for variety. It can also make your tea creamy.

Here is the list of such three alternatives.

Coconut Milk
Almond Milk
Oat Milk

My friends found great experience with these alternatives, such as condensed milk or evaporated milk in their Thai-based recipes. If you try it, you must share your experience in the comment section.

Different Sweeteners

When I want to try a variety of tastes in this recipe, I use these three sweeteners as an alternative to regular sugar.

Honey
Stevia
Maple Syrup

You can use any one of these sweeteners to make this boba drink. It will add a slightly different flavour to your Thai recipe. Personally, I prefer honey because it is a natural sweetener.

What is Thai iced tea?

This drink has a sweet, creamy, spiced, and mellow flavour that creates a unique taste experience. One of the most popular boba drinks in Thailand, people also call it Thai tea. It is a little bit different because it is bright orange. It is served with ice, hence the name Thai iced tea.

How to make Thai iced tea recipe?

Preparing this delicious drink at home is very easy with a few ingredients. No special tools or extra ingredients are needed for this recipe, which uses the same ingredients traditionally used in Thai tea. But, I prefer Thai tea bags to make because they are a mixture of tea and spices like cardamom and star anise. They are more convenient for making Thai iced tea at home.

Popular Thai-Inspired Drinks You’ll Love

Hot Thai tea

Some people prefer to enjoy warm drinks, so this drink is a great choice for them. Skip the ice element and pour the brewed tea with milk. It’s a must-try, especially on cooler days.

Iced Thai Tea

Some people prefer to enjoy cool drinks, so making this tea is a great choice for them. It is served cold with ice. It is a sweet, creamy and refreshing drink, especially on hot days.

Thai Bubble Tea

You can add tapioca pearls (Boba) to this tea for a fun twist. Bubble tea is one of my favourite recipes because of the presence of chewy tapioca balls, which make this drink even tastier

thai iced green tea

This drink is made with green tea. Thai Iced Green Tea is like a regular Thai iced tea but uses green tea instead of black tea. You can mix green tea with milk and sugar, then pour it over Ice to make it cool and refreshing.

thai iced coffee

This drink is made with coffee. Sugar is used to make it sweet, and milk for a creamy color. People enjoy this drink, especially on hot days. Because several people pour it on Ice, it is also called Thai iced coffee.

lemon thai iced tea

This drink is made with lemon juice. Lemon Thai Iced Tea is bright, golden brown. People use Ice, and lemon juice is added for flavor. Lemon tea is super refreshing, especially when served cold with Ice.

matcha thai tea

This drink is a bright green color because it is made with matcha. Finely ground green tea powder is used in it. This powder is mixed with sugar and milk to make it sweet and creamy. This drink is most used on hot days.

Thai Iced Milk Tea

It is considered one of the most popular Thai drinks with a bright orange color. Thai iced milk tea is made with black tea, sugar and creamy milk, which is sweet and rich in flavor. This drink is especially popular during hot weather. When poured over ice, it becomes a cool and delicious drink.

thai iced tea boba

It is a delicious drink and a popular treat for both boba and tea fans. It is made by mixing Thai iced tea with boba pearls (also known as tapioca pearls). Bubble tea lovers must try tapioca pearls.

Its taste is sweet and spicy. Its sweetness comes from sweetened condensed milk that has a lot of sugar. Its spiciness comes from Cinnamon and Star anise.

No, it is not only black milk tea. This tea works as a tea base component, it gives unique creamy sweetness and spices to this drink.

Thai iced tea is another name for this drink. It comes from Thailand, which is why it’s called Thai tea. The iced part comes from the addition of ice, especially on hot days, and tea refers to the black tea used in the drink.

The orange colour in Thai tea is mainly due to the presence of food colouring in it. This bright and vibrant texture makes the drink visually appealing, especially for boba drink lovers and those enjoying it as a treat.