Gather all the ingredients. In a milk pan or small saucepan, add warm water and bring to a boil. When the water is boiling, add tea leaves and reduce the heat and simmer for 90 seconds to 2 minutes. To make iced royal milk tea: You can cook the tea leaves a slightly little longer so ice will not dilute the flavour as much.

Add milk and slowly bring just to simmer. Meanwhile, keep your serving cup nice and hot with hot water (drain the water before you serve tea). When the tea is about to boil, remove it from the heat and pour the tea through a tea strainer or fine mesh strainer and into your serving cup. Serve with sugar or honey and sweeten it to your liking.