These chai-spiced stewed apples are the perfect little treat. They elevate your breakfast bowls. In turn, they give you the much needed kick start to your mornings.
Recipe inspiration
This recipe is inspired by Radhi Devlukia‘s recipe for stewed apples. As she says, Ayurveda states that stewed apples are the perfect way to kick-start your mornings. They are light, so they don’t overload your digestive system. Besides that, the spices used are good for your digestion. These stewed apples produce heat in the body, which helps in facilitating healthy digestion.
Versatile recipe
Yesterday was a cold and chilly winter morning. I had these chai-spiced stewed apples with a good old bowl of oats cooked in milk. I had a perfect start to my Monday. Highly recommend trying out this bowl of goodness.
I stewed the apples with a homemade chai spice. You can use only cinnamon powder or any one spice of your choice.
This recipe is very versatile. It can be eaten by itself, plain and simple, or used to make an apple-pie filling, cake, ice cream, etc. The possibilities are endless.
More about Chai Spice
You can make the chai spice in advance and bottle it up for future use.
I’ve used dry roasted whole-spices and then ground the chai spice powder. But you can use different ready spice powders to create your own spice mix.
The spices I used are ginger, cinnamon, peppercorns, cardamom, star anise, nutmeg and cloves for the chai spice.
I used refined sugar to stew the apples. If you’re looking for low-calorie options, replace that with some coconut cane sugar or maybe even some sugar-free.
Health benefits of stewed apples
I remember my mum giving us a baked apple every time we had a bad stomach. That has many health benefits, but stewing them with spices only enhances those benefits. Cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and pepper all have antibacterial properties that help prevent digestive issues caused by bacterial infections.
Cinnamon used is known to reduce cholesterol levels and control blood pressure to some extent and also promote weight loss.
Again ginger and cinnamon, both have beneficial effects on blood sugar levels.
The Recipe
AuthorVania CottaCategory30 MINUTES OR LESS, BREAKFAST/BRUNCH, BROWSE RECIPES, BY COURSE, BY CRAVINGS, BY CUISINE, BY DIET, BY INGREDIENTS, BY SKILL/TIME, DAIRY-FREE, EASY, FOOD SERIES, FRESH INGREDIENTS, FRUITY, INDIAN, RECIPE INDEX, RECIPE ROUND-UPS, RECIPES, SPICED, SWEET, TASTE TESTS, VEGANCuisineAMERICAN, BRITISH, INDIANCooking MethodBOILINGDifficultyBeginnerThese chai-spiced stewed apples, filled with the goodness of various spices, are the perfect little treat to elevate your breakfast bowls.
Dry roast all the ingredients on a low flame in a pan.
Once fragrant, and you get the roasted spice scent, remove it from the flame and let it cool down completely before grinding it until a fine powder is formed.
You can bottle up this homemade powder in an air-tight glass jar and store it in a cool dry place.
Peel, core and chop the apples.
In a saucepan, put in the apples, sugar, water and chai spice. Let it boil for atleast 10- 15 minutes on a medium flame and then another additional 5-10mins on a low flame until the liquid has evaporated and you get a slight thick sauce.
Make sure the apples are soft and mushy at this point.
The leftover sauce can also be used and is healthy. Eat it plain by itself or with your oatmeal or oats.
- You can use 3 tablespoons of ginger powder, 3 tablespoons of cinnamon powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons of cloves powder, 2 tablespoons of black pepper powder, 2 tablespoons of cardamom powder, 2 tablespoons of fennel powder, 1/2 tablespoon of star anise powder, and 1/2 tablespoon of nutmeg powder to make the chai spice.
- Chai spice can be used to make masala chai and to add a chai-spiced flavour to various dishes. You can also use this spice mix to make a coffee or latte.
- This spice mix, if stored properly, can remain fresh and fragrant for months.
- The apples can be stewed and bottled up for future use.
- You can use the stewed apples to make an apple pie filling, ice cream, dessert topping, jam, applesauce for cakes, etc.
Ingredients
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Much love and a sweet sprinkle always,
Vania xx
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