1.25 inch piece fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
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1 cinnamon stick
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6 green cardamom pods
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12 whole cloves
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2 bay leaves
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1 tablespoon fennel seeds
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0.5 teaspoon black peppercorns
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2 tablespoons Darjeeling tea leaves
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1 cup milk
Instructions
Combine water, brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, cloves, bay leaves, fennel seeds, and peppercorns together in a pot; cover and boil for 20 minutes.
Remove from the heat, add tea leaves, and allow to steep for 10 minutes. Stir milk into tea mixture and bring to a boil. Strain tea into tea cups.