Ginger Tea/Ginger chai

As much as a cup of hot coffee revives me in the morning, a hot cup of tea on a rainy day is all it takes for me to enjoy the drippy drops.
Tea in the rain is a sort of poetry thing, and here is a little poem to go with.

My copper kettle
whistles merrily
and signals that
it is time for tea.

The fine china cups
are filled with the brew.
There's lemon and sugar
and sweet cream, too.

But, best of all
there's friendship, between you and me.
As we lovingly share
our afternoon tea.
-~Marianna Arolin

Tea for 2 - What goes in
1 cup water
1 cup milk
2 tbsps of tea powder
2 cardamom pods
2 scraps of ginger
2 tbsp sugar

How to make some tea
Boil water.
On the first boil add the cardamom pods, scrape some ginger and add the tea powder.
Allow for one more boil.
Now add the milk and wait for one more boil.
Turn heat to low and simmer for a few minutes.
Filter the tea and add sugar according to taste.
Make sure to cool it down like a tea-master or chai-wala does :)
Photo credits : http://nimkarkedar.blogspot.com/2008/02/chai-wala.html