Spiced Hot Chocolates

Name: Spiced Hot Chocolates
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp grated chocolate, to serve; 4 tbsp softly whipped cream; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder; ¼ tsp dried chilli (hot pepper) flakes; ¼ tsp dried chilli (hot pepper) flakes; ½ tsp ground nutmeg; ½ tsp whole coriander seeds, lightly crushed; 1 star anise, lightly crushed; 1 cinnamon stick; 6 cloves; 6 green cardamom pods, crushed; 50 g/1¾ oz/¼ cup soft brown sugar; 1 l/35 fl oz/4¼ cups milk

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Everybody Loves Chocolate

By Jennifer Donovan

Published 2024

About

Ingredients

1 l/35 fl oz/4¼ cups milk
50 g

Asia
India
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Chocolate

Method

In a medium-size saucepan, combine the milk, sugar, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, star anise, coriander seeds, nutmeg and dried chilli flakes and cook over a medium heat until hot. Remove the pan from the heat, whisk in the cocoa using a hand whisk, then leave to stand for 20 minutes.
Strain the spiced milk into a clean saucepan and reheat until just boiling. Add