Indian-Spiced Coffee - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups water
4 cardamom pods, slit
1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
1 pinch nutmeg
1 clove
2 cups mysore strong freshly brewed coffee
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons sugar (or use honey or Splenda in any amount you like )

Preparation

In a medium-size pot, bring water to a boil.
Stir in the spices, cover, and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.
Stir in the pre-brewed coffee.
Meanwhile, in a saucepan, heat milk until almost boiling.
Strain the coffee through a fine mesh strainer covered with cheesecloth into the milk.
Add sweetener, stir, and serve in mugs.