Masala Chai (Indian Spiced Tea) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups water
3 -5 cloves
1 cinnamon stick, crushed
2 -3 cardamom pods, crushed
1/4 cup sugar or 1/4 cup sucanat
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons black tea leaves

Preparation

put the water on the stove and add spices, bring to boil.
cover and let simmer for few minutes.
add sugar or sucanat (whole ground sugar cane--like jaggery) and milk, stir.
bring back to just barely boiling (watch pot, milk will bubble over).
add tea leaves, cover pot, remove from heat.
steep for 5 minutes.
pour through filter to remove spices and tea leaves.