Is Chicha Morada the Perfect Healthy Drink?
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Chicha Morada
As medical advances increase the length of our natural lives, so interest also grows in remaining healthier through those extended years.
Of late, there's much interest in traditional foods from our more primitive pasts. We look to science to validate the wisdom of the ages and to tell us: Is Green Tea better than Earl Gray? Is caffeine bad? Is cooked better than raw? What about alcohol?
One of the up-and-comers on the list of healthy foods is Purple Corn (sometimes called Blue Corn) and one of the most refreshing ways to enjoy the benefits of Purple Corn is with a nice, cold glass of Chicha Morada.
To purchase Purple Corn, click Maiz Morado - Whole Purple Corn.
Of late, there's much interest in traditional foods from our more primitive pasts. We look to science to validate the wisdom of the ages and to tell us: Is Green Tea better than Earl Gray? Is caffeine bad? Is cooked better than raw? What about alcohol?
One of the up-and-comers on the list of healthy foods is Purple Corn (sometimes called Blue Corn) and one of the most refreshing ways to enjoy the benefits of Purple Corn is with a nice, cold glass of Chicha Morada.
To purchase Purple Corn, click Maiz Morado - Whole Purple Corn.
Contents at a Glance
Kculli is a purple corn that was once a staple of the Incas.
Chicha Morada
Traditional recipe
- Serves: the whole family
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours
Here's one of many traditionally-styled Chicha Morada recipes. Although it looks like grape Kool Aid, the taste will be unfamiliar to most people from the U.S.; not unpleasant, but unfamiliar.
For a Chicha Morada that's healthier and more in keeping with U.S. tastes, see the Chicha Morada - Healthier Adaptation recipe, below.
Ingredients
- Purple Corn: 1 pound of kernels (or 15 ounce bag)
- Water: 2 gallons
- Cinnamon Sticks: 2
- Cloves: 2 or 3
- Apple: cored and cut into chunks
- Pineapple Peels: or a handful of Pineapple Chunks
- Sugar: 1-1 1/2 cups or to taste
- Lime Juice: 1/2 cup more or less
Instructions
- Put corn kernels, cinnamon stick, cloves, apple chunks, pineapple peals and 1 gallon of water into a pot that you don't mind staining.
- Boil for 1 hour.
- Strain liquid into a glass (non-staining) container, retaining the corn, spices and fruit.
- Add the other gallon of water to the corn, spices and fruit and boil again for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Add sugar and lime juice. Stir until sugar is dissolved.
- Add the 2nd batch of strained liquid to the 1st.
Store under refrigeration and enjoy well chilled.
Garnishes vary by region and include: chopped fruit, bamboo, flags and, of course, umbrellas.
Health Benefits of Chicha Morada Explained
I know a man that had great success using Chicha Morada to control his blood sugar levels. This link explains health benefits of some of the ingredients used in the making of Chicha Morada.
- 10 Ways To Naturally Lower Your Blood Sugar
- Lowering your blood sugar is important to avoid pre-diabetes, diabetes, insulin resistance and overweight issues. Lowering your blood sugar naturally keeps your health vital and strong. Here's how it works: You eat something and the stomach and intestines breaks the food down into glucose.
Chicha Morada
Healthier Adaptation recipe
- Serves: the whole family
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours
By adding fruit juice rather than cooking the fruit, this Chicha Morada delivers more vitamins, needs no added sugar and has a crisper, fresher taste than the traditional recipes.
Enjoy
Ingredients
- Purple Corn: 15 ounce bag of kernels
- Water: 2 gallons
- Cinnamon: 2 sticks
- Cloves: 2 or 3
- Lime Juice: 1/2 cup more or less
- Fruit Juice: 1 or 2 cups. Apple juice
- grape juice and/or pineapple juice.
Instructions
- Add corn, cinnamon sticks, cloves and 1 gallon of water to a pot that you don't mind staining.
- boil for 1 hour
- Strain liquid into a glass (non-staining) container. Retain corn and spices.
- Add the 2nd gallon of water to the corn and spices and boil again for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Add 2nd batch of strained liquid to the first.
- Add lime juice and fruit juice.
Store under refrigeration and serve well chilled.
Purple Corn from Peru contains 4 to 11 times more antioxidents than blueberries.
Reasearch has shown that Purple Corn reduces the effects of carcinogens and has anti-inflamatory properties.
Chicha Morada Ingredients and Sundries
Research has shown that Purple Corn has ANTI-OBESITY potential, may IMPROVE BLOOD CIRCULATION, is useful as a DETOXIFIER and is useful for controlling BLOOD-SUGAR levels.
Have You Tried Chicha Morada?
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Richard Chung
Apr 22, 2012 @ 10:11 pm | delete
- Just a brief comment regarding a pull quote you use here...Peruvian guides recommend Mate de Coca, not Chicha Morada to help with the altitude of Machu Picchu. Mate de Coca slows your heart rate slightly enabling you to breathe in higher altitudes of that region.
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ggherardi Mar 31, 2012 @ 11:30 pm | delete
- Chicha Morada is Peruvian, and one of the traditional drinks.. Great lens
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vincente
Jan 12, 2012 @ 1:19 pm | delete
- What is the difference between Api and Chicha Morada. Is it the same thing. When we were in Bolivia we only saw Api.
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Miami Culinary Tours
Nov 14, 2011 @ 11:24 pm | delete
- I have never tried chicha morada, but it seems like a delicious drink. At Miami Culinary Tours they tour the Latino communities of Miami and sample drinks like chicha morada and other traditional foods.
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SudokuNut
Oct 19, 2011 @ 3:54 pm | delete
- Ohh, thanks for this lens! My father-in-law is Peruvian and we always ask him to bring back this in powdered form and Aji Amarillo paste whenever he visits Peru. We just really like the flavor, didn't know it was actually good for you! I never even considered making it from scratch but will now if I can find the purple corn here.
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Peruvian guides recommend that tourists drink Chicha Morada for a few days before attempting to visit Machu Picchu as a means of helping the tourists to adjust to the altitude.
English to Spanish Translations
Many thanks to translate.google.com for generating the following Spanish Translations.
Muchas gracias a translate.google.com para generar las siguientes traducciones en español.
¿Chicha Morada es la bebida sana perfecto?
Como los avances médicos aumentar la longitud de nuestra vida natural, tanto interés también crece en permanecer saludable a través de los años se ampliará.En los últimos tiempos, hay mucho interés en los alimentos tradicionales de nuestro pasado más primitivo. Esperamos que la ciencia para validar la sabiduría de las edades y que nos diga: ¿Es mejor que el té verde Earl Gray? ¿Es la cafeína mal? Se cocina mejor que prima? ¿Qué pasa con el alcohol?
Uno de los de arriba a recién llegados en la lista de alimentos saludables es Maíz Morado (a veces llamado Blue maíz) y una de las formas más refrescante para disfrutar de los beneficios de Maíz Morado es con una buena copa, el frío de la Chicha Morada.
Chicha Morada
Receta Tradicional
Aquí está una de las muchas recetas de estilo tradicional Chicha Morada.
Para obtener una versión actualizada y más saludable receta, consulte la Chicha Morada - Adaptación de recetas saludables, a continuación.
Ingredientes
Instrucciones
Para obtener una versión actualizada y más saludable receta, consulte la Chicha Morada - Adaptación de recetas saludables, a continuación.
Ingredientes
- Maíz Morado: 1 libra de granos (o bolsa de 15 onzas)
- Agua: 2 litros
- Palitos de canela: 2
- Clavo: 2 o 3
- Apple: sin corazón y cortadas en trozos
- Las cáscaras de piña: o un puñado de trozos de piña
- Azúcar: 1-1 1 / 2 tazas o al gusto
- Jugo de Limón: 1 / 2 taza más o menos
Instrucciones
- Ponga granos de maíz, canela, clavos, pedazos de manzana, pela la piña y 1 galón de agua en una olla que no le importa mancharse.
- Hervir durante 1 hora.
- Cuele el líquido en un vaso (sin manchas) de contenedores, conservando el maíz, especias y frutas.
- Añadir el galón de agua para otros el maíz, las especias y las frutas y hervir de nuevo durante 45 minutos a 1 hora.
- Añadir el azúcar y el jugo de limón. Revuelva hasta que el azúcar se disuelva.
- Añadir el lote 2 de líquido colado a la primera.
Chicha Morada
La adaptación saludable receta
Mediante la adición de zumo de fruta en lugar de cocinar la fruta, este Chicha Morada ofrece más vitaminas, no necesita azúcar y tiene un cajón, más fresco sabor de las recetas tradicionales. Disfrute
Ingredientes
Instrucciones
Guarde en el refrigerador y servir bien frío.
Ingredientes
- Maíz Morado: 15 bolsa de onzas de granos
- Agua: 2 litros
- Canela: 2 palos
- Clavo: 2 o 3
- Jugo de Limón: 1 / 2 taza más o menos
- Zumo de fruta: 1 o 2 tazas. Zumo de manzana
- jugo de uva y / o jugo de piña.
Instrucciones
- Agregar el maíz, palitos de canela, clavo de olor y 1 galón de agua a un bote que no le importa mancharse.
- hervir durante 1 hora
- Cuele el líquido en un vaso (sin manchas) de contenedores. Retener maíz y especias.
- Añadir el galón segundo de agua para el maíz y especias y hervir de nuevo durante 45 minutos a 1 hora.
- Añadir segundo lote de líquido colado a la primera.
- Agregar el jugo de limón y jugo de frutas.
Guarde en el refrigerador y servir bien frío.
Ingredientes Chicha Morada y Misceláneas
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Purple Corn from Peru has more antioxidents than blueberries.
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