Love Tea

Name: Love Tea
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons fresh lemongrass, chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried lemon grass); 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped (or 1 teaspoon of powdered ginger); 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half; 5 cardamom pods, cracked; 1 teaspoon anise seed; 2 cloves; 1 tablespoon dried peppermint; 1 teaspoon earl grey tea (or one teabag if you can't find loose tea); 1 teaspoon green tea (or one teabag if you can't find loose tea); 3 teaspoons honey; 2 teaspoons rose water; 4 teaspoons orange blossom water

12 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons fresh lemongrass, chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried lemon grass)
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped (or 1 teaspoon of powdered ginger)
1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
5 cardamom pods, cracked
1 teaspoon anise seed
2 cloves
1 tablespoon dried peppermint
1 teaspoon earl grey tea (or one teabag if you can't find loose tea)
1 teaspoon green tea (or one teabag if you can't find loose tea)
3 teaspoons honey
2 teaspoons rose water
4 teaspoons orange blossom water

Directions

1

Bring 4 1/2 cups of water to boil in a saucepan.
2

Turn off heat and add the first six ingredients.
3

Mix lightly, cover and let mixture steep for five minutes.
4

Add peppermint, Earl Grey and green tea.
5

Allow to steep another five minutes.
6

Pour into each mug or cup 3/4 teaspoon of honey, 1/2 teaspoon of rosewater and 1 teaspoon of orange-blossom water.
7

Strain tea and pour into each mug and stir.
8

Serve hot.