Most Indians have never
tasted real chai.
Strong Assam CTC chai · masala chai · elaichi chai · kadak chai patti online
Real chai needs strength, not perfume. It needs Assam CTC tea powder that survives milk, holds colour and tastes the same every morning — whether it's your 6am chai, your office break, or a rainy evening at home.
"Good chai should outlast the milk."
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We sit at the crossroads of
India's best chai gardens.
Most D2C tea brands buy from brokers.
"We are the people the brokers call."
Our warehouse is in Siliguri, West Bengal — the gateway to 400+ Assam and Dooars estates. Not in a Delhi office. Not in a Mumbai godown where Assam tea powder sits for months losing aroma.
For 35 years, we have tasted garden samples before approving any batch of CTC chai patti, masala chai or specialty Assam tea. That is not a marketing claim. That is our daily work.
Find your perfect chai
Strong Assam CTC, masala chai, elaichi chai, kadak chai patti, green tea and herbal blends — all sourced garden-direct and packed in Siliguri.
Why people switch to Swachh Tea
Three things your current chai brand probably isn't telling you.
"My chai goes pale and thin after adding milk."
"The taste keeps changing batch to batch."
"I'm using more chai patti but it still tastes stale."
The difference you taste
in every cup
Batch-to-Batch Consistency
Every order tastes like the last. We run a 3-step QC — garden sample, offer sample, purchase sample — before any batch of Assam CTC chai is approved. That is why café owners who switch never go back.
Siliguri Zero-Mile Advantage
Our warehouse is in Siliguri — the procurement capital of Indian tea. Assam tea and Dooars CTC don't sit in a broker's store for six months. We source, test and pack close to the gardens.
Built to Survive Milk
Most packaged chai tea powder goes pale when milk enters. We select high-grown Assam and Dooars CTC grades for strength, colour and body in milk tea. Real kadak chai — not photogenic, just honest.
Most ordered this month
Freshly packed this week in Siliguri. Consistently rated. Trusted by 3 lakh+ households.
"We don't sell tea we haven't
tasted ourselves."
Trusted by cafés, hotels &
tea businesses
The same 35-year sourcing network powers bulk Assam CTC supply to restaurants, hotels, cloud kitchens and QSR chains across India. Consistent chai patti, wholesale pricing, private labelling — without the broker markup.
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3 lakh+ households. In their own words.
Yaar finally ek chai mili jo dudh daalne ke baad bhi kadak rehti hai. Mere ghar mein sab ne pehli baar se pasand kar liya. 100% recommend.
I run a small café and consistency is everything. Since switching to Swachh Tea my customers have stopped complaining about weak chai. Same taste, every single batch.
पहले बहुत सारी chai try की लेकिन कोई भी उतनी kadak नहीं थी। Swachh Tea की CTC blend सच में बेहतरीन है। रोज़ सुबह यही बनती है घर में।
Office ke liye bulk order kiya tha. Staff bahut khush hai. Pehle wali chai se zyada strong hai aur cost bhi kam pad rahi hai per cup. Next order already placed.
Ordered out of curiosity after seeing the ₹2.3 per cup claim. They weren't lying. This is genuinely the strongest CTC I've had outside of a tapri. Reordering my third pack now.
Swachh Tea ne toh chai banane ka tarika hi badal diya. Pehle zyada chai dalni padti thi phir bhi rang nahi aata tha. Ab kam mein zyada acha hota hai। Ghar ke sabhi log fans ho gaye।
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Common questions about chai
35 years of answering these. Here are the honest answers.
Which tea is best for strong kadak chai?
High-grown Assam CTC (Crush Tear Curl) tea powder is best for kadak chai. Grades like BP (Broken Pekoe) or BOP (Broken Orange Pekoe) from upper Assam gardens give maximum colour, briskness and strength in milk. Our Premium CTC Blend is sourced specifically for milk tea performance.
Why does chai become weak after adding milk?
Two reasons: the chai patti grade is too low (blended with dust to cut costs), or the tea has been sitting in a warehouse for months losing strength. Freshly packed, high-grade Assam CTC holds up to milk — which is exactly what we supply from Siliguri.
What is CTC tea and why is it used for Indian chai?
CTC stands for Crush, Tear, Curl — a processing method where leaves are machine-rolled into small granules like tea powder. CTC chai patti releases colour and briskness quickly, making it ideal for Indian milk chai brewed strong. Assam and Dooars CTC is the backbone of most Indian chai recipes.
What makes Assam tea stronger than other regions?
Assam's unique climate — hot, humid, low elevation — produces leaves with high theaflavins and thearubigins, the compounds that give chai its colour and briskness. Dooars gardens share similar characteristics. Together they produce the strongest, most milk-friendly Assam CTC tea in India.
Do you supply bulk tea for cafés, hotels and offices?
Yes. Palak Tea Co. supplies bulk Assam CTC chai patti, masala chai blends and specialty teas to cafés, hotels, restaurants, cloud kitchens and offices across India. We offer wholesale pricing, private labelling and consistent supply contracts. Enquire via our wholesale page or WhatsApp.
How fresh is the tea when it reaches me?
We pack from our Siliguri warehouse and dispatch within 2–5 business days pan-India. Because we source and pack in Siliguri — not a metro warehouse — your Assam tea hasn't already travelled halfway across India before reaching you. Fresher aroma, better cup, less tea powder needed per brew.
From the tea room
Stories, guides and things you didn't know about your chai.
Why Assam CTC Makes Stronger Milk Chai Than Dooars
Same region, 80km apart. Completely different cups. Here is what soil, altitude and tea grades actually do to your kadak chai.
How to Make Strong Indian Chai at Home
Most people add milk too early or use the wrong CTC grade chai patti. Our Siliguri team's method for genuinely kadak chai every morning.
What a 3-Step Tea Quality Check Actually Involves
Garden sample, offer sample, purchase sample. What happens at each stage before Assam CTC tea powder reaches your door.
