TAPAL TEA 450 GR

Description

Tapal is the tea most Pakistani kitchens run on, and this 450 gram pouch is the size people buy when a kilo is too much to get through before it goes stale. The blend is built for the way chai is actually made in South Asia, boiled in the pan with milk rather than steeped in a cup, which is why the leaf is cut fine and coloured deep.

Two heaped teaspoons in half a pan of water, let it come to the boil, then add milk and sugar and let the whole thing rise once more. It stands up to cardamom, to a cracked piece of ginger, and to the long simmer that karak chai needs. Brewed weak it still gives a full amber colour, which is why it suits a household where everyone takes their chai at a different strength.

Is this the same as Tapal Danedar? No. This is the fine cut everyday blend. Danedar is a coarser, grainier leaf that brews slower and tastes rounder, and it comes in the one kilo pouch on the same shelf.

How many cups will 450 grams make? Around 90 cups of standard milk chai at five grams a cup, less if your house takes it strong. A two person household usually finishes it in six to eight weeks.

If you get through a lot of chai, the one kilo danedar pouch works out cheaper per cup, and the rest of the aisle holds the bagged and instant options. Vegetarian. Keep the pack folded shut or tip it into an airtight tin, because loose tea takes up damp and kitchen smells quickly. Order online at Panjab Supermarket for same-day delivery across Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Leidsche Rijn, Vleuten, Maarssen, Zeist, Bunnik, IJsselstein, Vianen, and Culemborg. Free delivery on orders over 49 euros.