Tea + coffee
Dirty chai
Masala chai given an espresso shot.
Where it came from
modern Australian and North American cafés
late 20th century
Dirty chai is café slang for adding espresso to masala chai. It emerged wherever espresso bars met the growing popularity of spiced chai lattes.
Make it at home
Starting recipe
You'll need
- Chai concentrate
- 120 g
- Milk
- 100 g
- Espresso
- 36 g
- 01
Build
Heat chai concentrate with milk, then pour a double espresso into the cup.
- 02
Serve
Serve immediately and adjust sweetness or dilution to taste.
At a café
Recipes and café sizes vary. Use this as the clearest starting point, then make it yours.