My masala tea has been coming out very week. I use 1 cup of nearly
boiling water, 2 cracked cardamom pods, 2-4 whole cloves, and 2-3
peppercorns, and 3+ tsp of Darjeeling tea leaves, which is more than the
recipe calls for. I would use more of the aromatics, but they are very
expensive (more than $2/ounce for the tea and the cardamom). I steep these
in a tea pot for about 8 minutes, by which time the water is usually fairly
cool? I'm going to search for a cheaper source of ingredients, but in the
meantime, how can I make my tea stronger? Can I boil some of the
ingredients?

Thanks,
Adam