Hot Chocolate on a Rainy Night

I got this recipe from Farah during this cooking show where we were guests.

I rummaged through our cupboard and got the tablea, anise seeds and cinnamon barks.

I'd normally use four tableas but we agreed to use two instead.

Measure out two cups of milk.

Put the milk in a heavy saucepan, add the cinnamon barks and anise seeds.

Bring the milk to a boil.

While the milk is boiling (love the smell of cinnamon and anise seeds), melt the tablea with a few drops of water. (Ideally, use a double boiler for melting the tablea. But given the small quantity, I nuked it for less than 30 secs in the microwave.)

Once, the milk is boiling, add the thick syrup-like tablea. Mix well.

Use a strainer and pour it in a prepared mug.