Discover how to make a refreshing rice horchata
The horchata It is a refreshing drink that is used much especially in summer. It is the result of crushing fruits, traditionally tiger nuts, and once their juice is squeezed they are mixed with water and sugar.
After having read this definition we can prepare an horchata from any seed, cereal or fruit. Although precisely the traditional recipe is the popular and wonderful Horchata.
It is a very refreshing drink, which is made practically all year round, although it is ideal to enjoy it mainly during the summer months, when the heat tightens and turns it into a wonderfully delicious liquid.
Its preparation is actually very simple, since it is prepared with water, tiger nuts (which can be wet or ground) and sugar. In addition, it is possible to use other ingredients in order to aromatize the drink and enhance its delicate flavor. In these cases, for example, it is best to use lemon or cinnamon skin.
From a nutritional point of view, the horchata of traditional tiger nut is extremely rich in essential nutrients, among which the presence of vitamins (especially vitamin C and E) and minerals (in particular phosphorus, magnesium, calcium and iron) stands out. .
But, did you know that it is not only possible to make it with tiger nuts? In this post we present the recipe to make a nutritious and refreshing rice horchata. It probably reminds you a lot of the traditional rice milk about which we spoke to you some time ago. But as you will see, the ingredients used in this occasion to make the horchata is very different and much more aromatic.
Rice, especially rice Integral rice, is a cereal rich in complex carbohydrates, fiber, proteins, vitamins of group B, B1, B3, vitamin E, folic acid, iron, and phosphorus, and contributes to this drink all these nutrients beneficial to our body.
The rice horchata is very easy to prepare and it is also a healthy drink that we can offer to everyone in the house, including the youngest ones, ideal to offer it in the summer snacks, also as an option and a healthier substitute than the soft drinks and snacks. industrial juices.
You may also be interested in discovering the recipe to prepare the classic "horchata de chufas" recipe that you can also see in NatureVia.
In summer the rice horchata is very refreshing and moisturizing, it is a drink that we can also drink in warm winter, it is quite comforting on cold days of autumn and winter.
How to make a delicious rice horchata
To prepare the rice horchata we will need to have a blender.
Ingredients:
- A cup of raw rice.
- 500 ml. From mineral water.
- 500 ml. of whole milk or skimmed milk.
- A cinnamon stick
- The seeds of a vanilla pod.
- The skin of a lemon without the white parts.
- 150 grams of sugar.
- A teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
- A bit of ground cinnamon for presentation.
- Ice minced, to serve (optional).
Elaboration:
- We start by washing the rice well several times until it is clean. In a deep bowl or bowl we put the washed rice and half the water.
- Add the skin of the lemon, the seeds of the vanilla pod, the cinnamon stick, and let the rice rest in the refrigerator for about 3 hours.
- Then we remove the bowl from the refrigerator and remove the cinnamon stick and lemon peel. With a very fine sieve, fine cloth or sieve we will filter the rice to strain it and extract its juice.
- In the blender we put the obtained juice, the rice, the milk, the other half of the water, the sugar, and the teaspoon of ground cinnamon. We operate the blender until everything is well liquefied.
- Put the rice horchata in a jar and put it in the refrigerator to cool so that it is chilled at the time of serving.
At the time of serving we can present it in glasses or individual glasses, with a little cinnamon sprinkled on top.
If you would like even more cold or fresh, we can add some ice cubes. ThemesVegetable drink Rice recipes
