Making Masala Chai by ChatGPT

First Chai in Bohol
I just moved in to my new digs here in Tagbilaran, Bohol and Marky just brought all my personal stuff from Cebu City. This is my first time to run wild again in the kitchen. Compared to Siquijor, my kitchen is bigger since it doubles as the dining area as well. First project? Masala Chai!

ChatGPT
Masala Chai is perhaps the pinnacle of tea preparation, given its deeply intense flavors and exotic ingredients. The myriad of infused Indian flavors is nothing short of complex and layered. I have my own recipe of Masala Chai, but this time, I used ChatGPT's recipe. The ingredients it uses are just about similar to mine, but the ratio and preparation are different.

In theory, ChatGPT should have already synthesized all permutations of the Masala Chai recipe that is available online. And from its mega-database of just Masala Chai, it produced this recipe. Just how 'perfect' could this be? Let's find out.

NOTE: After trying ChatGPT's recipe, I had to tweak it according to my taste. Below is my recipe basing it from ChatGPT.

Ingredients:

1st Boil (Spices)

2 cups water (boil this first)
10 green cardamom pods, crushed
4-5 whole cloves
4-5 black peppercorns
1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
1 whole star anise
1 small bay leaf
fresh ginger (two 1-inch, thinly sliced)
fresh turmeric (one 1-inch, thinly sliced), used sparingly otherwise it will drown out the ginger flavor

2nd Boil

1.5 tablespoons Pu-Erh Tea from Yunnan (Chinese tea, which is what I have) OR 2 tablespoons black tea leaves (Assam tea recommended by ChatGPT)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp salt

3rd Boil

3/4 cup coconut cream + 1/4 cup water OR 1 cup coconut milk (1 cup whole milk or diluted all-purpose cream for richer texture)
4 tablespoons sugar or honey
vanilla, 1 tsp

Before Serving

rum, 2 tbsp

preparing all ingredients ahead of time

Preparation:

Prepare the Spices: lightly crush the cardamom pods, cloves, peppercorns, and fennel seeds. You can use a mortar and pestle or the flat side of a knife. Grate the nutmeg (if whole seed)
Boil Water and Spices: in a medium saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add the crushed spices, star anise, bay leaf, and sliced ginger and turmeric. Let it simmer for about 5 minutes to allow the spices to infuse the water
Add Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Salt and Tea Leaves: add the ground cinnamon, nutmeg and black tea leaves to the boiling water. Let it simmer for another 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally to ensure the cinnamon powder is well incorporated
Add Milk, Sweetener and Vanilla: pour in the milk, vanilla and add the sugar. Stir well to combine. Bring the mixture back to a boil, then reduce the heat and let it simmer for another 2-3 minutes, watching carefully to prevent it from boiling over. Tip - if you use cream instead of milk, dilute it or the mixture tastes more like milk and drowns out the layered exotic flavors
Strain: strain the tea through a fine mesh strainer into cups to remove the tea leaves and spices
Add 1 tbsp Rum and Serve: this is not in the recipe but adding rum always enhances the flavor. Tip - make the mixture a little sweeter if adding rum. The rum neutralizes the extra sweetness and imparts that rum taste

Ending Thoughts
Verdict? It's not bad. It's fairly decent, but nothing out of the ordinary. I would say that Starbuck's Chai Tea Latte tastes better (but I'm not taking out a loan just to afford their tea). I'm not sure how ChatGPT's algorithm works. Does it simply average-out all the Masala Chai recipes in its database to come up with an average Masala Chai? Or can it discern the best recipe and present that instead? From hereon, I'll keep improving my own recipe. When perfected, I'll post it.

--- Gigit (TheLoneRider)
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