A tea, especially made in India with added spices
First of all the word Chai means tea. I f you are asking whether the spices, milk and sugar that is in tea surved as Chai tea can help you lose weight than the answer is no. Get rid of the milk and sugar.
Chai
Unless it specifically states "caffeine-free" on the label, YES. Chai tea is made with black tea as a base, with spices and flavourings added. Black tea has caffeine in it. Decaffeinated teas have some (not all) of the caffeine removed. There are herbal chai teas available that are made without black tea in them, so read the label carefully.
Green tea comes from the tea plant, then is withered, steamed for fired, and dried. The finished product after drying is what you brew to make tea. Chai tea is a term for black tea with various (usually indian) spices -- cardamom, cinnamon, and clove are all popular. The black tea is from the tea plant, the leaves are withered, bruised, fermented, and fired or dryed. Then the tea is flavored with the spices to make it into chai. Chai is often served with plenty of milk and sugar. Chamomile tea is technically not tea at all, since all tea comes from the same plant. Chamomile is technially a tisane or infusion. It is simply the buds of the chamomile plant dried and then brewed like tea.
Unless it specifically states "caffeine-free" on the label, YES. Chai tea is made with black tea as a base, with spices and flavourings added. Black tea has caffeine in it. Decaffeinated teas have some (not all) of the caffeine removed. There are herbal chai teas available that are made without black tea in them, so read the label carefully.
Typically, masala chai is a flavored tea beverage made by brewing black tea with aromatic herbs and spices. A chai tea latte is typically a drink where steamed milk is flavored with spiced tea concentrate, rather than espresso as in a regular latte.
Chai tea is India's signature tea blend. It is made by combining strong black tea with a mix of spices and adding milk. Sugar is also often added.
The beverage 'Masala chai' (Hindi for 'mixed spiced tea'), popular worldwide, originates from South Asia. It is prepared by brewing a mixture of black tea and Indian herbs and spices and can be prepared with or without milk, sugar and so on.
Tea in Hindi is called "Chai" and Tea leaves are called "Chai Patti"
You can find recipes for Chai Tea at websites such as All Recipes and Chai-Tea dot org. Chai Tea typically requires milk, sugar, tea, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cloves and ground cardamom.
The litteral translation of tea in Swahili is 'chai'. There are several types of tea such as black tea (chai ya rangi) and tea with milk (chai ya maziwa). The word chai can also be used to signify a mid-morning tea break (usually at around 10:00am).