Premium Assam CTC chai by Swachh Tea You've perfected everything in your chai. Except the tea.
The adrak, the elaichi, the exact second you take it off the boil. You've got all of it right. Swachh is the tea that finally matches the effort.
Swachh Premium CTC Chai
₹230
about ₹2.3 a cup
Free shipping across India with no minimum order. Cash on delivery available.
Or explore the whole chai rangeChosen and tasted by people who've spent 35+ years in India's tea trade, from more than 400 gardens across Assam and the Dooars.
Certified by FSSAI and ISO 9001:2015.
Some cups you drink. Some cups you need.
The first one, before the house wakes up. The one at eleven that gets you through the meeting. The four o'clock cup nobody in India has ever skipped. The one you make a little stronger when someone you love walks in.
You've spent years getting that cup right: how long it boils, how much adrak, the exact moment the milk goes in. You've probably upgraded the milk. The masala. Maybe even the pan.
Almost nobody upgrades the tea. And the tea is the one thing that decides the cup.
It was never your milk, your flame or your method. It was the tea.
You can see good tea before you taste it.
Same milk. Same pan. Same four minutes. The only thing that changes is the tea.
- Strength
- Kadak without turning bitter, and a stronger cup from less tea.
- Aroma
- It fills the kitchen before it reaches the cup, and it's still there on the last spoon in the pouch.
- Body
- A full, round cup that holds up to milk and sugar instead of disappearing under them.
Colours are illustrative. The real test takes four minutes in your own kitchen.
Swachh Premium CTC Chai
The blend we'd pour for our own family: malty, brisk and full-bodied, with a deep coppery colour built to hold through milk.
- The tea
- Assam for strength, Dooars for aroma, blended for milk chai
- Tastes
- Malty, brisk and full-bodied
- In the cup
- Deep coppery amber that holds through milk
- Pack
- 250g resealable pouch
- Makes
- About 100 cups, a level teaspoon each
- Brew time
- 4 minutes, start to finish
- Packed in
- Siliguri, with the packing date on every pouch
₹230
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The 4-minute method
Even good tea goes flat if it's rushed. For one cup:
- Boil 75ml of water, at a rolling boil.
- Simmer 2.5g of tea, about a level teaspoon, in the water for two minutes, until the granules open.
- Add milk 75ml, then simmer two minutes more.
- Finish with sugar and masala in the last minute, then strain and pour.
Most tea brands buy their tea from companies like ours.
Swachh Tea is the consumer brand of Palak Tea Co., tea sourcers and graders in Siliguri, the town the Assam and Dooars trade runs through. When you buy Swachh, you buy at the level the trade buys at, not from someone who bought it from us and added a margin.
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1Chosen at the garden
Lots from 400+ Assam and Dooars estates, picked for how they behave in a milk chai, not how they look in a brochure.
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2Tasted three times before it's bought
Once as a garden sample, again when the lot is offered, and a final time before purchase. If it doesn't make a proper cup of chai, it doesn't come in.
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3Packed in Siliguri
Sealed in resealable pouches, with the packing date printed on every one so you always know how fresh it is.
Nothing goes into your cup that hasn't already been in mine.
A proper cup shouldn't be a once-a-day treat.
₹15–30
for a proper cup at the tapri
₹2.3
for the tea in a proper cup of Swachh at home
Tea cost only. A 250g pouch makes about 100 cups at 2.5g of tea, roughly a level teaspoon, per 150ml cup.
Simple to order, quick to arrive
Pay when it reaches you, and it leaves Siliguri within a day of your order. Every pouch carries its packing date, so you always know how fresh your tea is.
- Cash on delivery across India
- Dispatched from Siliguri within 24 hours
- Free shipping across India — no minimum order
- Packing date printed on every pouch
How do you take your chai?
Kadak and classic, spiced, fragrant, or something you haven't tried yet. Every blend here is CTC, made for milk chai.
Our signatureSwachh Premium CTC Chai
Assam for strength, Dooars for aroma.
₹230 4.6 from 5 reviews
Chocolate Chai
Cocoa with cinnamon and ginger.
₹365
Kesariya Chai
Saffron, cardamom and warm spices.
₹650
Strong Elaichi Chai
Green cardamom on a malty Assam base.
₹425
Strong Masala Chai
Ginger, cardamom, cinnamon and clove.
₹350 5.0 from 6 reviews
Tulsi Adrak Chai
₹290
Paan Chai
Paan leaf, rose, fennel and mint.
₹410 5.0 from 1 review
Bombay Cutting Chai
₹360 5.0 from 3 reviews
Elaichi Adrak Chai
₹360
Irani Chai
₹360
Rose Chai
₹315
Pure Dust Tea
From ₹220
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Before you order
The questions chai lovers ask us most, answered plainly.
Which tea is best for milk chai?
Strong CTC tea from Assam is the classic choice for Indian milk chai. CTC granules release colour and body quickly, so the cup stays rich and coppery after the milk goes in instead of turning pale. Swachh Premium CTC Chai is blended specifically for this cup.
What is CTC tea?
CTC stands for crush, tear, curl, the process that turns tea leaves into small, even granules. The granules infuse fast and give a strong, full-bodied cup, which is why CTC is the tea behind most Indian chai. Whole-leaf orthodox tea suits people who drink their tea without milk.
How do I make kadak chai at home?
Use 2.5g of CTC tea, about a level teaspoon, for each 150ml cup. Bring 75ml of water to a boil, simmer the tea in it for two minutes, add 75ml of milk and simmer two minutes more, then add sugar and masala in the last minute. Most weak home chai is rushed: the tea needs time to open before the milk goes in.
Why should I trust a brand I haven't heard of?
You may not know the name yet, but the tea behind it has been in the trade for over 35 years. Swachh Tea is the consumer brand of Palak Tea Co., a Siliguri tea sourcing and grading business that already supplies cafés, hotels and distributors. And with cash on delivery, you pay only when your order reaches your door.
How many cups does a 250g pouch make?
About 100 cups, at 2.5g of tea (roughly a level teaspoon) per 150ml cup. At ₹230 a pouch, the tea in each cup costs about ₹2.3.
What chai blends does Swachh Tea make?
Swachh Premium CTC Chai is the signature blend. The range also includes Strong Masala Chai, Strong Elaichi Chai, Kesariya Chai with saffron, Chocolate Chai and Paan Chai, all made on CTC tea for milk chai. Every blend is listed on the CTC Blends collection page.
Is Swachh Premium CTC Assam tea or Dooars tea?
Both. It is built mainly on Assam tea for malty strength, with Dooars tea for lift and aroma. The two growing regions sit either side of Siliguri, where every lot is tasted before it is packed.
How fresh is the tea?
Every pouch carries its packing date, and the tea is packed in Siliguri in small lots rather than sitting in a warehouse for months. Kept sealed and out of sunlight, it holds its aroma for up to 18 months.
Does Swachh Tea sell teas other than chai?
Yes. Chai is the speciality, but the same team also sells whole-leaf Darjeeling, Assam, green and white teas, and a range of wellness teas made from herbal and green tea blends.
Do you deliver across India, and is cash on delivery available?
Yes. Orders are dispatched from Siliguri within 24 hours and usually arrive in 3 to 7 days. Cash on delivery is available across India, and shipping is free across India with no minimum order.
Do you supply cafés, hotels and businesses?
Yes, that is where the business began. Palak Tea Co. supplies bulk tea from 5kg and private label from 50kg to cafés, hotels, canteens, distributors and exporters. Visit the wholesale page for pricing.
About Swachh Tea
Swachh Tea is a premium Indian chai brand from Siliguri, West Bengal. It is the consumer brand of Palak Tea Co., a tea sourcing, grading and wholesale business built on 35+ years in the Assam and Dooars tea trade.
Palak Tea Co. supplies cafés, hotels, distributors, private-label brands and exporters. Swachh Tea packs the same teas for your kitchen.
Running a café, hotel or canteen? Get wholesale pricing
- Brand
- Swachh Tea
- Parent company
- Palak Tea Co.
- Based in
- Mukund Das Road, Milanpally, Siliguri, West Bengal 734005
- In the tea trade
- 35+ years
- Speciality
- Assam and Dooars CTC chai
- Sourced from
- 400+ tea gardens
- Certified by
- FSSAI, ISO 9001:2015
- Member of
- Siliguri Tea Traders Association, Siliguri Tea Auction Centre