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{{Infobox food<br />
| name = Doodh pati chai<br />
| image = Doodh Patti Chai.JPG<br />
| caption = A cup of doodh patti chai with [[biscuits]]<br />
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| region = [[South Asia]]<br />
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| course = Drink<br />
| type = [[Tea blending and additives|Flavoured]] [[tea]]<br />
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| main_ingredient = [[Tea]], [[milk]], [[spice]]s, [[sugar]] (optional)<br />
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| similar_dish = {{plainlist|<br />
* [[Burmese milk tea]]<br />
* [[Hong Kong–style milk tea]]<br />
* [[Teh tarik]]<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Doodh pati chai''' ({{etymology|hi|''दूध पत्ति चाय'' ||ur|''{{nq|دودھ پتی چائے}}'' |milk leaf tea}}) is a [[tea]] beverage, originating from the [[Indian subcontinent]], consumed in [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Afghanistan]] and [[Nepal]] in which [[milk]], together with [[sugar]], is boiled with tea. Doodh pati is different from ''saada chai'', in that it only uses milk (as opposed to water) and tea. This tea is quite common in [[South Asia]]. It is marginally costlier than the regular, water-based ''saada chai''.<br />
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==Etymology and terminology==<br />
In many [[Indo-Aryan languages]], ''chai'' or ''cha'' is the word for ''[[tea]]''. This comes from the [[Persian language|Persian]] {{Lang|fa|چای}} ({{Transliteration|fa|chay}}), which originated from the Chinese word for tea ({{Lang-zh|c=茶|p=chá|labels=no}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=Definition of Chai|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chai|publisher=[[Merriam-Webster]]|access-date=26 September 2017}}</ref> ''Doodh'' means milk and ''pati'' means leaf. Therefore, the term, ''Doodh pati chai'' literally means milk leaf tea.<br />
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==Preparation==<br />
One preparation method is to add full cream milk to a pot and leaving it to a boil along with various spices such as green cardamom, ginger, black cardamom, cinnamon, black peppercorns, black cloves, fennel seeds, nutmeg, dried ginger powder, as well as saffron in the upper to middle classes. Once the milk and spices come to a boil, tea is added to it. The mixture is then left to brew. [[Sugar]] is often added as per one's taste.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pakistani cuisine|url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/pakistani-cuisine/|access-date=26 September 2017|work=[[BusinessMirror]]|date=23 March 2017|quote=Doodh Pati Chai is made by cooking tea leaves with milk and sugar, sometimes served with cardamom for fragrance. Extremely sweet, this is a local variation of a builder’s tea.}}</ref> After mixing thoroughly on low heat, a [[tea strainer]] is used before serving the chai. It is usually poured into cups but some prefer to drink it the old fashioned way, from the edge of a saucer.<ref name="Images">{{cite news|last1=Ansari|first1=Noman|title=The perfect doodh pati: I quizzed my chai wala, so you don't have to|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1174137|access-date=26 September 2017|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=29 October 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Consumption==<br />
Doodh pati is famously consumed in northern India and Pakistan, where it is boiled along with cardamom, ginger and many other whole spices listed above. Typically, it is available at roadside dhabas and chaiwalas at street corners, but is most commonly prepared at home, though less so than its water based alternative. It is mainly consumed in North India and Pakistan, though it is also consumed occasionally in Nepal and Bangladesh and has spread even to the Middle East due to its popularity.<br />
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Doodh pati is also often served at roadside [[Dhaba]]s and [[Chaiwala]]s all over South Asia.<ref name="DAWN"/><ref name="Images"/> It is also consumed during leisure time after a hectic day.<ref name="DAWN">{{cite news|last1=Islam|first1=Nazish|title="Do parathay or ek doodh patti"|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1269703/do-parathay-or-ek-doodh-patti?preview|access-date=26 September 2017|work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=10 July 2016}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Indian tea culture]]<br />
*[[Pakistani tea culture]]<br />
*[[Bangladeshi cuisine]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Indian tea]]<br />
[[Category:Pakistani tea]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Milk tea]]<br />
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