Mint Chai - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 mint-flavored herbal tea bags
2 cups boiling water
1 tablespoon ground cardamom
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorn
1/2 teaspoon white peppercorns (whole)
1/2 teaspoon dried lemon grass
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
of fresh mint, for garnish (optional)
ice (to fill 2 glasses)

Preparation

Brew mint tea: Pour 2 cups boiling water over the 2 mint tea bags and steep for 4 minutes.
Combine brewed mint tea, cardamom, cloves, ginger, peppercorns, lemon grass, vanilla.
Fill 2 glasses to the top with ice. Strain tea into the glasses.
Garnish with mint, if desired.