Venezuelan Chicha
Venezuelan Chicha is a filling and refreshing drink made with rice, milk and sugar. It's served cold over ice and garnished with cinnamon. It's a popular South American beverage. Our family loves to try recipes from around the world and this one is a favorite!
Equipment
- medium cooking pot
- Blender
Ingredients
- 1 cup white rice
- 1-2 cinnamon sticks
- 6 cups water (2 for soaking & 4 for cooking)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
For Serving
- ground cinnamon
- ice
- 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- Soak rice in 2 cups of water for 2-12 hours.
- Rinse the rice and add to medium size cooking pot with 4 cups water, salt and cinnamon sticks.
- Bring to a boil (stirring constantly) then lower temperature and let simmer for about 20-30 minutes until rice is quite mushy and can't absorb more water.
- Remove from heat and set aside. Remove cinnamon sticks.
- Add sugar while still warm and then allow to cool down.
- Add whole milk and 1 can sweetened condensed milk and blend in blender until smooth. You'll need to do this in batches. (about 2 cups at a time) Add more milk if too thick.
- Transfer to a pitcher and place in fridge to cool completely. (or enjoy straight away!)
- Once cooled, serve over ice! Drizzle sweetened condensed milk on top and sprinkle with cinnamon. Enjoy!
Servings: 6 glasses