Green Tea With Indian Chai Spices

Ingredients

• 4 green tea bags
• 4 whole white cardamom pods
• 4 allspice berries
• 6 whole black peppercorns
• 2 whole star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick (2 inches)
• 4 cups boiling water
• 1 teaspoon sugar (to taste)

Directions

1. 1

   Place tea bags into a prewarmed large tea pot; set aside.

2. 2

   Crack open the cardamom pods using a mortar and pestle.

3. 3

   Discard the empty pods, but keep the tiny black seeds; add the remaining spices to the mortar and crush all into medium-size pieces.

4. 4

   Put the spices into a 4 cup heatproof measuring cup and add the boiling water; stir to mix, then let the spices infuse for 2 minutes.

5. 5

   Quickly pour the infusion into the teapot, straining carefully to prevent the spices from going into the teapot.

6. 6

   Steep the tea in the spice infusion for 2 minutes.

7. 7

   Add sugar to the teapot and stir to dissolve; strain the brewed tea into teacups and serve immediately.