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No it smells and taste delicious. Here is the one I use, You can see the masala printed on box.
I don't think this is popular in Pakistan as no brand (Masala flavor) is available in Pakistan. In Pakistan they like KaRak and doodh patti. Green tea is also popular in some areas.
BTW whats the difference between 'daane daar' and other variety of tea?
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@ PG
Yes they do, in Canada you can find it at any Indian grocery store,
But it would be in blue box (international packing )
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Oh no tately masala tea is not in Pakistan, last time I brought 4 boxes with me 
One is danedar pati as the name says it has little round shape tea,other is called choora the powered shape.
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Tetley is available in Pakistan but not Masala flavour. I remember at the time of introduction of Tetley in Pakistan there ad showed blurred image of Supreme ( a brand by Unilever) and said something negative about it, which created controversy.
Is there any difference in tea made from choora and dane dar?
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Dane-dar less karak less color (dark)
Choora is karak and very dark .
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@ PG Yes they do, in Canada you can find it at any Indian grocery store, But it would be in blue box (international packing )
Yup i'll look for this, although i'm not a fan but few of my friends like it! I just like Tetley's Bold or Marks & Spencer extra song :)
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It's fitting to mention here that after 4 years of making horrible to decent chai in university, my pre-university amazing chai skills are back.
Also, the very first time I tried to make green tea, I put milk in it o.o
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green tea with Milk.. nearer to Kashmiri chai 
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^ I do the same,Milk or 2 spoon of condensed milk,I don't like that taste of green tea .
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i had those pyaz wale samose....
i never tasted lamsa tea..but my mom told that at my grandparent's place they used to have lamsa tea.....:)
its opposite secunderabad station Alpha restaurant...
so you also hyderabadi
I of course know Alpha! You get Lasa/Lamsa tea at Alpha! Do have it when you go there again. Yes, I am a born Hyderabadi, married to a Punjabi, and now live in Maharashtra. A kachumbar type :)
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I of course know Alpha! You get Lasa/Lamsa tea at Alpha! Do have it when you go there again. Yes, I am a born Hyderabadi, married to a Punjabi, and now live in Maharashtra. A kachumbar type :)
Nice exposure to different cultures :)
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A 7 pages long thread paying tribute to chaa 
What would I do without my masalay wali chai!
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maiN ne ek baRii Bi ko apnii nai navelii Haamila beTii se kahte sunaa k “beTii, chai chhoR do varna jo paidaa hone waalaa hai vo ikdam kaalaa kalooTaa paidaa hogaa…doodh piyo to beTaa goraa chiTTaa hogaa!” 
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I also heard that ziada chai peene se rung kala ho jata hai
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lol. at fakhta
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haN na...baRii bi kii isii logic ke madd a nazar HaamilaaoN ko Hamal ke dauraan jalebii nahiiN khaanii chaahiye varna aulaad "jalebii kii taraH seedhii" paidaa hogii! :D
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Any thoughts on the chai made from the rosewater?
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Any thoughts on the chai made from the rosewater?
Never heard of it. That would be quite aromatic
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Well, I do it today and let me tell you, pretty good. I use only more than little bit of the rosewater and dilute it with some tap water because that stuff is $$$. It was similar yet different.
Let's not mention the word aromatic for the rest of our lives. It just reminds me of ochem
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i make the bestest adrak waali chai jise maiN “launga ilaachii adrak” waali chai kahtaa huN…kia maze kii hotii hai, iimaan se…MINUS 30 degrees Celsius meN ek pyaala andar sardii ikdam baahar! 
mere haath kii banaayii huii chai dekhen kitne pyaar se yeh do-sheeza bech rahii hai: 