Serves: 2
Total Calories: 65

1 1/2 cups water
1 black cardamom pods, broken open to release the seeds
1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds
1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons loose black tea leaves or 2 teabags
1 cup milk
sugar, to taste

1. Put the water, cardamom pod, and fennel seeds in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil over high heat. Then, cover the pan, reduce the heat to low and simmer until the water turns brown and is reduced by a third. (You should have 1 cup of water in the pan.)

2. Add the tea leaves and turn off the heat. Let the tea steep about 2 minutes, then add milk and bring to a boil one again.

3. Pour through a fine-mesh strainer into 2 teacups, and discard the seeds and tea leaves. Serve hot with sugar on the side.

VARIATION: For a different flavor, make the tea using a 1-inch stick of cinnamon instead of the fennel seeds.

From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 2
Total Calories: 65
Calories from Fat: 23

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