Indian Tea Powder Online Shopping Guide

Nothing comes close to Indian tea powder when it comes to preparing a cup of strong tea (kadak chai). From hotels and tea franchise outlets to local street stalls, tea powder is used everywhere. 

And if you are planning to prepare yourself and your family kadak chai at home, you cannot go wrong with shopping for the best tea powder online.  

What Exactly is Tea Powder?

Before moving on with the shopping guide, let's understand what exactly is tea powder. 

Tea powder is tea granules which are professionally known as CTC tea. Compared to long leaf tea, CTC tea has small sized granules-like shape, giving it a powder-like appearance. 

How is Tea Powder Made? 

Tea powder (CTC tea) is made using the crush, tear, and curl manufacturing method. It involves shredding the tea leaves into small fragments and rolling them into granules using mechanised rollers. 

This specific manufacturing process plays the most important role in giving CTC tea (tea powder) a strong flavor and aroma that is best for milk tea in India and other countries. 

 

Guide to Shop for The Best Tea Powder Online

Explore this section for expert tips on shopping for some of the best indian tea powder products online. 

Regular (Unblended) CTC Tea

If you want to buy tea powder online that is not mixed with any other type of tea or ingredients, we recommend choosing regular unblended CTC tea. This type of tea powder usually includes only one type of CTC tea grade, such as one of the following:

• BOPSM
• BP
• BOP
• OF
• PD 

If a strong flavour is your first priority over everything else, you cannot go wrong with unblended tea powder. 

CTC Tea Blended with Broken Green Leaves (Mid-Premium Quality)

Differentiating from the regular unblended tea powder is blended tea powder. The first and the most common category of blended tea powder is broken green leaf blend. This blend includes the combination of CTC tea and broken green leaves. 

Compared to unblended tea powder, this blended tea powder variety has a bit of leafy and earthy flavour added to it. Tea lovers who enjoy a bit of natural essence in their chai often choose this variety. We also recommend going for this blend if you want to and a bit of flavour to your tea pallate. 

Some of our tea powder products, including Assam Classic tea, Gold tea, and Dooars Classic tea have CTC tea blended with fresh and flavourful broken green leaves. 

CTC Tea Blended with Orthodox Leaves (Premium) 

The second type of blended tea powder is CTC tea blended with orthodox tea leaves. Compared to broken green leaves, orthodox tea has long whole leaves that release more flavour during tea preparation. 

If you want your milk tea to have maximum flavour and aroma, you cannot go wrong with premium tea powder blended with orthodox tea leaves. 

Our Premium Tea is a thoughtfully crafted blended of milk tea powder and high-quality orthodox leaves sourced from the most prestigious tea gardens of Assam and Darjeeling. Order it online to make your tea time more exciting. 

You can also explore our Premium CTC Tea vs Regular CTC tea guide to further explore the differences between blended and unblended CTC tea powder varieties.

 

Which Indian Tea Powder is Best For You? 

The Indian tea powder that is best for you depends on your taste preference for chai preparation at home. If you like very strong milk tea without any leafy or earthy flavour, then you can buy unblended tea powder. 

If you prefer a bit of freshness and natural essence in your milk tea, you can choose CTC tea blended with broken green leaves. 

And if you want the ultimate experience of a perfect balance of rich flavour and fresh aroma, you cannot go wrong with choosing CTC tea blended with orthodox leaves. 

 

How Much Should You Pay When Buying Indian Tea Powder Online? 

The price directly depends on the quality. The average tea powder price is Rs 100 for 250 grams packet. This means you will have to spend Rs 400 for 1 kg of regular tea powder packets.

This is just a general standard price. Premium quality tea powder products will have a higher price due to their quality and blend. 

It depends on your monthly household shopping budget too. You can stick to your monthly budget and choose the tea powder that best suits your needs at our online tea store. 

 

If you are interested in shopping for other types of tea, we recommend checking out our Online Tea Shopping guide.

 

Or if you are interested in exploring other tea varieties, check out our guide on Indian tea varieties.