Masala Chai/ Tea

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup milk
• Sugar to taste
• 2 teaspoons black tea leaves (any Assam Tea)
• 2 green cardamom pods
• 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1-2 sticks of Cinnamon
• Fresh ginger
• 2-3 whole black peppercorns
• Lemon Grass (optional)

Or Tea masala (a mixture of spices)( MDH and Everest brands).

Method:

Heat water and milk in a heavy bottomed pan. add fresh ginger,a few pods of green cardamom, cinnamon stick, fennel seeds, peppercorns and/or cinnamon. When the milk / water mixture boils, add loose black tea. Turn off the heat minutes. Pour into a cup through a sieve and add sugar as required.