FRESH MINT CHAI TEA

Steps:

• 1. In a medium saucepan, add the water mint and ginger and bring to a boil over high heat. Lower the heat to medium and continue to boil another minute to extract maximum flavor. Add the milk and bring to a boil once again. Add the tea leaves (or teabag) turn off the heat, cover the pan, and set aside to steep, about 3 minutes.2. Pour through a tea or very fine-mesh strainer into 2 teacups. Discard the spices and the leaves. Serve hot, with the honey or 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.