India, May 21 -- You may be feeling a little weird about literally eating your tea leaves, especially if you haven't really exposed your taste buds to a whole lot of experimentation. Just know that the iconic Laphet Thoke is traditional, packed with flavour and exactly the gastronomic punch you need in the middle of the week! And what better day to try your hand at this than International Tea Day?

Ingredients: For the garlic chips - thinly sliced garlic - 1/4 cup, neutral oil (peanut or canola) - 1/3 cup; tea leaf dressing - lose green tea leaves - 3tbsps, freshly boiled water - 3 cups, coarsely chopped garlic clove - 1, coarsely peeled and chopped ginger - 1tbsp, fine sea salt - 1/2tsp, fish sauce - 1/2tsp, fried garlic oil - 1/4 cup, d...