Ingredients:
1/2 teaspoon cardamom seeds or ground cardamom
1 cinnamon stick
1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
2 cups milk
3 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar (or to taste)
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 cups water
5 teaspoons black tea, loose


Directions:
Grind together cardamom, cinnamon stick and fennel seeds with mortar and pestle or coffee/spice grinder.

Bring milk just to a simmer in a saucepan. Stir or whisk in brown sugar, ground spice mixture, and ginger. Reduce heat to low and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes to infuse flavors.

Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in a 1-quart saucepan, add tea, and boil 1 minute.

Pour tea through a fine-mesh sieve into hot milk mixture (discard tea leaves) and cook over low heat 1 minute. Stir before serving.