Chai Instructional Video

You're welcome.

This is the first flick I made completely on my own, so don't overly criticize it. In all, it took me two hours to make this instructional video. All things considered, it was fairly simple to make, just more tedious than I thought. By the end of it, I gained a new found respect for people who constantly make movies for YouTube.

That being said, I need to make a better version of this. I need to improve the resolution, lighting, direction, soundtrack...basically it needs better production.

I should add, for Step Five, I probably should have shown the process of microwaving the milk/water combo, but I wasn't all into dragging my laptop to the kitchen. Just remember to add the tea AFTER boiling the liquids.

UPDATE (1 pm 4/3): I probably should have included the recipe in the post because the video subtitles go somewhat fast. Also, I am sure many of you (3-5 people?) were distracted by my dainty fingers in action.

EASY CHAI RECIPE

TOOLS NEEDED
Bodum Milk Frother

INGREDIENTS
~ 1/3 cup of water
~ 1/3 cup of milk (experiment with fat content)
1 tsp of sugar
1 tsp of tea (Taj Majal, Red Label, etc)
2-3 cardamon pods (cracked)

INSTRUCTIONS
1) Remove top of frother and fill cylinder with milk, water, cardamon, and sugar. Should not go beyond printed line on cylinder.

2) Microwave cylinder until it bubbles up (~1:30-1:40 min). Make sure you view this process because microwave power varies from one machine to next.

3) Add tea, then attach top to cylinder. Make sure the vented end of the top isn't lined up with lip of cylinder. Then shake the device. Wait 5 min for tea to seep.

4) Give the device one more quick shake, then pump it until the liquid doubles in size.

5) Immediately after pumping, pull pump top up slightly, and pour into cup. As you do this, slowly push down on top to force rest of tea out of cylinder. Make sure vented end of top is lined up with lip of cylinder.

6) Optional: dash with nutmeg, all spice, or cinnamon.