Easy and Delicious Peruvian Chicha Morada
Ingredients
- 1 pound of dried purple corn
- 1 ripe pineapple peeled and cut, reserve the peels
- 2 apples chopped with the peel or peel and chop and reserve the peels
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 5 cloves
- 1 ½ cups of sugar white or brown
- ½ cup fresh lime juice
- 1 gallon water
Instructions
- Get all your ingredients together.
- Wash the dried purple corn and remove all impurities and dirt
- In a large pot, place the dried purple corn, the pineapple, and the pineapple peel, the apples with the skin, the cinnamon sticks, the cloves and add the water.
- Bring it all to a boil and then let it simmer for about 50 to 60 minutes. The water will be a dark purple color.
- Take off the heat and strain and remove all the solids.
- Add sugar to the purple drink and stir till it completely dissolves
- Once the chicha has completely cooled, add the lemon juice
- Chill and serve or serve with ice
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Nutrition
Calories: 233kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 197mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 102IU | Vitamin C: 61mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 1mg