World Flavors Cookbook

Chicha Morada

Name: Chicha Morada
Cook time: 40 min
Cuisine: Peru
Ingredients: 500g dried purple corn (maiz morado), cobs and kernels; 2L water; 1 pineapple core and skin; 2 cinnamon sticks; 6 cloves; 150g sugar (or to taste); Juice of 3 limes; Diced apple and pineapple (optional garnish)

Peruvian purple corn drink — deep violet, slightly sweet, spiced with cinnamon, cloves, and citrus. A 5,000-year-old Andean beverage.

Cuisine: Peru

Ingredients

500g dried purple corn (maiz morado), cobs and kernels
2L water
1 pineapple core and skin
2 cinnamon sticks
6 cloves
150g sugar (or to taste)
Juice of 3 limes
Diced apple and pineapple (optional garnish)

Instructions

Combine purple corn, pineapple trimmings, cinnamon, and cloves in water.
Bring to boil. Simmer 40 minutes until deeply purple.
Strain. Add sugar while warm.
Cool completely. Add lime juice.
Serve over ice with diced fruit.