tea in india origins1820s british east india company begins largescale tea production in assam using a tea variant brewed by the singpho people1837 first english tea garden was established in chabua1840 assam tea company begins commercial production 2023 india is among the top4 tea exporters in the worldmany parts of india are known for their fragrant and flavourful teamost popular indian teas globallyassam teadarjeeling teasikkim teanilgiri teamajor teaproducing states in indiaassam west bengal tamil nadu kerala karnataka tripura arunachal pradesh himachal pradesh sikkim nagalandthe number of tea drinkers is higher than coffee in indiahow india produces and consumes its tea116 billion kg consumption of tea in india in fy22136 billion kg production of tea in india in fy2264 amount of the indian population that drinks tea80 the amount of black tea exported from india25 the number of countries india exports tea todata from surveys by statista and the tea board of indiafun factrs 60007000 the average amount a tea lover spends on cutting chai in a year different parts of india brew a variety of teaspopular types of chaigreen tea one of the least processed teas green tea is also said to have antioxidantsmasala chai as the name suggests it has a hint of masala spices and is made by mixing milk and sugar with tea leaves powderedblack tea stronger and richer than green tea black tea also typically has more astringency and bitterness than green tealemon tea black tea with a slice of lemon squeezed in itirani chai this variant uses khoya or mawa instead of milk and cream as dairy additions to teakashmiri kahwa made by boiling green tea leaves with saffron cinnamon cardamom cloves and topped with chopped almonds later most expensive teas in the world1 dahong pao china worth rs 99 crore kg only six mother trees reportedly remain in the world for cultivating this tea2 panda dung tea china worth rs 57 lakh kg panda dung is used as fertilizer to cultivate this tea it is reportedly not in production now3 yellow gold tea buds singapore worth rs 645 lakh kg plucked once a year using gold snippers sun dried and sprayed with 24karat gold flakes4 golden pearl tea india worth rs 15 lakh kg approx auctioned to a russian tea brand at this amount the tea comes from the nahorchukbari estate in assam5 silver tips imperial tea india worth rs 60000 kg approx the tea from darjeelings makaibari tea estate comes from special buds that look like silver needles and are plucked only on fullmoon nightspowdered tea is commonly used in indiawhats your brewtea leaves used to brew different types of black green herbal tea etcpressed tea best to save store and age your tea of choicepowdered tea most common in making your regular cutting chai how to brew your tea select good quality looseleaf tea and fresh water boil the water and preheat the teapot or cup measure the recommended amount of tea steep it for the appropriate time 35 minutes for black