Thai Tea with Boba

Ingredients:

1/2 cup ceylon tea leaves
2 tablespoons tamarind
2-3 star anise
1 clove (optional)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
cardamom, crushed
orange blossom water
1/4 cup condensed milk
1/4 cup evaporated milk
1 cup large tapioca pearls
1/2 cup brown sugar or molasses
1/2 cup honey

Prepare sugar syrup by simmering brown sugar and honey in water. Set aside and allow to slightly cool.

Seep tea, tamarind, star anise, vanilla, cardamom, clove, and orange blossom water in 2 cups of hot water.

Cook tapioca pearls as per package instructions.

When tapioca are done cooking, immediately place in sugar syrup.

Mix the evaporated milk with the condensed milk.

To serve, spoon a generous amount of the tapioca into each glass, topping with ice. Pour tea over ice until about 2/3 full and finish with milk mixture.