Three
generations.
One cup.
Mira's grandmother blended it by eye. Her mother by memory. Mira wrote it all down — an authentic chai spice blend of cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, clove and pepper, sweetened with coconut sugar. Caffeine-free, so it's always chai time.
The chai blends
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The original — since the family kitchenThe recipe Mira's grandmother never measured, finally written down. Six spices and coconut sugar — nothing else in the pouch, around 60 cups inside it.
Gift & first-timer friendlyEvery family has variations on the recipe — this is how you meet ours. Golden brings turmeric's earthy warmth; Gingerbread is winter in a pan. Mix any two.
From India to your cup
Chai by Mira didn't start as a brand. It started as the smell of a kitchen — Mira, her mother and her grandmother around one pan, blending spice by instinct.
There is no single authentic chai — it changes from home to home, and that's the point. This one is ours. Today it's on the boil in more than 300 cafés across the UK.
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Six spices. Centuries of history. One pan.
No right way — just your way
How to make proper chai
"When I have chai, it's like a big, deep sigh." — Mira. Here's the three-minute route to yours.
Warm
Your milk of choice — 1 mug or 8oz — in a pan, on a low heat. Dairy, oat, coconut — all welcome. No rush; chai has never once been in a hurry.
Whisk
A heaped tablespoon of the blend, stirred or whisked in. Let it boil and smell the sweet spices waking up.
Pour
Now pour into your favourite mug. Stronger, sweeter, over ice — make it yours. There's no right way. That's the point.
Iced chai, chai porridge, chai cake — every experiment starts with the same pouch.
The Book of Chai
"A moment to stop, to inhale… to breathe and sigh" — that's how Mira describes chai in the book, between colonial history, journeys across India and her grandmother's childhood stories from a village in Gujarat. Published by Headline. Read it with a cup. Mira Manek is founder of Chai by Mira, health and wellness expert, former journalist and author of three books. Her latest book is The Book of Chai.
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From independent cafés to members' clubs — we supply hundreds of sites across the UK and USA.
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Good questions
Is it really caffeine-free?
Completely. Chai just means tea — but our blend is pure spice, no tea leaves. Break of dawn, 4pm slump, last thing at night: in Mira's family, chai was always on the boil, and now yours can be too.
What's actually in it?
Six spices — cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, nutmeg, clove and black pepper — and coconut sugar. That's the whole list. Vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free.
How is this different from chai syrup?
Syrup is sugar doing an impression of spice. This is the real thing — whole spices, ground and blended the way Mira's grandmother made it. You won't go back.
Where can I try it first?
In hundreds of cafés and members' clubs across the UK and USA — Soho House, the National Gallery, Mildreds, Foyles and more. Or start with the 2×150g bundle.