Mint Chai

Wonderful smell and flavor. Nice for a hot day. I clipped this from the paper several years ago.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 2

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)

Directions

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