Chai Tea

Directions

1. 1
   Boil the water. You can use a teapot, a saucepan or heat in the microwave.
2. 2
   Prepare two coffee mugs or one large latte mug with tea baskets.
3. 3
   Using the side of a knife, or with a mortar and pestle, crack open the cardamom pods, and add them to the baskets along with the chopped fresh ginger. Distribute tea in baskets.
4. 4
   Pour boiling water over the tea mixture and allow to steep for 5 minutes.
5. 5
   Remove tea baskets and add milk. I like to use 1 sugar cube per serving also.
6. 6
   If you do not have a tea basket, you can throw it all together in one mug and then pour through a sieve into another mug when the tea has finished steeping.
7. 7
   Mmm! One of my favorite beverages ... nothing sticky or syrupy about it, just simple pleasure!