Serves: 2
Total Calories: 65

1 cup water
1 cup milk
2 green cardamom pods, crushed lightly to break the skin
1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons loose black tea leaves or 2 teabags (regular or decaffinated)
1/4 teaspoon green cardamom seeds, coarsely chopped
sugar, to taste

1. In a medium saucepan, put the water, milk, and cardamom pods and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, add the tea leaves and simmer until the color of the tea is to your liking--30 seconds for a lighter tea and about 1 minute for a more robust flavor.

2. Put 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom seeds in each of 2 teacups, and pour the tea through a tea or very fine-mesh strainer into the cups. Discard the pods and the tea leaves. Serve hot, with the sugar on the side.

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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