Photo: Spiced Hot Chocolate Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 cups milk (use whatever you like, I use unsweetened almond milk!)
- 1 teaspoon store-bought curry powder
- 2 green cardamom pods, crushed
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Marshmallows or whipped marshmallow cream, for serving (optional)
Directions
In a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan, warm the milk, curry powder, and cardamom pods over medium heat, stirring every now and then so it doesn't burn.
Meanwhile, spoon the cocoa powder into a measuring cup. Once you see little bubbles forming around the perimeter of the saucepan, the milk is hot; turn off the heat. Pour a little milk, about 1 cup, into the cocoa powder, and whisk until smooth. Add back to the saucepan, and whisk in the honey and salt. Stir until well combined.
Pour the hot chocolate through a strainer into 4 individual mugs and top with marshmallows, if you like.
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By sahanashyam
on January 13, 2012
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We make this drink in our family when someone has a bad throat or is suffering from runny nose, cold. We use all except the cocoa powder! I make this according to recipe and it just tasted what we call as "Kashaya". We use raw spices instead of curry powder like cumin seeds, coriander seeds, black pepper and jaggery or honey.
By ElizaZoe
on August 11, 2011
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This was amazing! I think the addition of vanilla would really help this drink, but other than that it was really good.
By grantiss
Mid-West
on February 24, 2011
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Today I'm at home, it's cold and windy outside, and I have a stack of paperwork to go through, so I thought I'd make up some of the Spicy Hot Chocolate I remember watching Aarti make on her show. I've been collecting Indian spices and have made several Indian dishes lately, and am developing a real love for the spices. This recipe sounded amazing.
So I made it, just as the recipe reads, and it is really good.
I gave it 4 stars because after the first taste, I thought it just needed some rounding out, so I added a little vanilla. Now, it's perfect, and it's sitting here, steaming away, beckoning me to come drink it! My paperwork will 'go down' so much easier now!
Thank you Aarti, your recipes are inspired!
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