Kashmiri Chai Recipe by Tasty

Ingredients

• 9 whole green cardamom pods
• 1 cup water, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons kashmiri tea leaves, or any non-bitter green tea
• 4 whole star anises
• 4 whole cloves
• 2 whole cinnamon sticks
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup ice water
• ¾ cup whole milk, or non-dairy milk of choice
• ¾ cup half & half, or thick non-dairy creamer of choice
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, to taste
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons unsalted raw pistachios, crushed with a mortar and pestle
• ½ tablespoon raw almonds, crushed with a mortar and pestle