Indian Milk Tea

Ingredients	Quantity
Water	2 cups
Whole cloves	3 to 4
Cinnamon stick	1
Cardamom pods – cracked open	3 to 4
Loose black tea	¼ cup
Or
Bags	4 tsp
Milk	2 cups
Sugar	4 tbsp or little less

Bring first 4 ingredients to a boil; let stand as long as possible. Then add to tea let steep. Then add milk to the tea-spice mixture and heat but do not boil. When hot, strain and add sugar. Stir and keep hot.