recipe 
yields
1 serving
¾ cup water
¼ cup milk
Fresh ginger skin on sliced into 2–3 thin slices
1–2 cinnamon sticks*
2 green cardamom pods
¼ teaspoon fennel seeds
2–3 whole black peppercorns
2 teaspoons loose black tea leaves
(ideally Assam or Ceylon tea – English Breakfast will do)
* Note: “real cinnamon” not Cassia / it may be labeled “Vietnamese cinnamon”
Ingredients
steps
- Heat water with milk. Before it comes to a boil, add ginger, cardamom, cinnamon stick(s), fennel seeds, and peppercorns.
- Bring to a boil and immediately add loose tea. Turn off heat and steep for 2 minutes. Pour into a cup through a sieve to strain out tea leaves and spices. Add sugar, or sweetener of preference, to taste.
Date Published: 01.19.15
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- From Chef Maneet Chauhan of Chauhan Ale & Masala House, Nashville, TN
