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The teas of South India

Like Karupatti coffee, Karupatti tea also makes use of the palm jaggery. That is the seasonal jaggery that is obtained from date palm trees.

Karupatti Tea

Tamil Nadu

"Ghava" is another way the locals of Kerala refer to this rather interesting tea, which is both sweet and sour, and also consumed as a digestif after heavy meals.

Sulaimani Chai 

Kerala

Also known as KTea, Kalladka tea has been one of Laxmi Nivas Hotel’s (KT Hotel) most iconic offerings for over 30 years. Situated on the National Highway 75, this tea is served in a transparent glass, where you can see the layers of decoction.

Kalladka Tea

Karnataka

Watching meter chai in making is a vision in itself. Transferring tea between two glasses repeatedly until there is a gap of a meter between the two where the tea, like ribbon, is suspended in the air.

Meter Chai

Wayanad, Kerala

Inji Elakkai Tea is simply ginger (inji) and cardamom (elakkai) tea. Widely prepared in Tamil Nadu, the tea combines two of the strongest, aromatic and flavourful spices to make something modest and memorable.

Inji Elakkai Tea

Tamil Nadu

Nilgiri tea, one of India’s most beloved and widely enjoyed teas, hails from the picturesque Nilgiri hills in Tamil Nadu.  Known for its unique flavor and aroma, Nilgiri tea benefits from the region’s high elevation and misty climate, thus its distinctive taste.

Nilgiri Tea

Tamil Nadu

For most locals in Hyderabad, few things are as special as Irani Chai — the perfect conclusion to a meal, accompaniment to a conversation, or even the purpose of an evening stroll. This, especially when paired with buttery Osmania biscuits.

Irani Chai 

Telangana

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