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Nepali Chiya in Australia

Name: Nepali Chiya
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 cups
Cuisine: Nepali
Ingredients: 3 cups water and 2 cups milk; 4 tsp black tea leaves (Ilam or Assam); 4 cardamom pods, crushed; 1 inch ginger, crushed; 2 cloves, a small cinnamon stick; Sugar to taste

Spiced milk tea — the daily ritual of Nepal

57 restaurants serving Nepali Chiya across Australia

About Nepali Chiya

Chiya is Nepali milk tea — black tea simmered with milk, sugar and warming spices like cardamom, ginger, cloves and cinnamon. It is the drink of every Nepali household, teahouse and roadside chiya pasal, offered to guests as a matter of course. In Australia, Nepali cafes serve chiya alongside sel roti and samosas, and it is the default accompaniment to every snack on this page.

How to Make Nepali Chiya

Prep: 5 min Cook: 10 min 4 cups ≈ 90 kcal/serving

Ingredients

3 cups water and 2 cups milk
4 tsp black tea leaves (Ilam or Assam)
4 cardamom pods, crushed
1 inch ginger, crushed
2 cloves, a small cinnamon stick
Sugar to taste

Instructions

1Simmer water with the crushed spices for 2–3 minutes.
2Add tea leaves; boil 1 minute until the colour deepens.
3Add milk and sugar; bring back to a gentle boil.
4Simmer 2 minutes, then strain into cups and serve hot with sel roti or samosa.

Recipes vary between households and restaurants — use the listings below to find Nepali Chiya made by Nepali cooks near you.

Nepali Chiya for Your Event

Planning a wedding, birthday or community function? Nepali caterers across Australia prepare nepali chiya and full menus for events of any size.

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Cook Nepali Chiya at Home

Find Nepali spices, lentils, beaten rice and specialty ingredients at grocery stores across Australia — everything in the recipe above is stocked.

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Nepali Chiya in Canberra

2 restaurants

Canberra Momo House

Gungahlin, ACT

Nepali Chiya in Australia

About Nepali Chiya

How to Make Nepali Chiya

Ingredients

Instructions

Nepali Chiya for Your Event

Cook Nepali Chiya at Home

Dishes That Go With Nepali Chiya

Nepali Chiya in Canberra

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