About the dish
Chicha morada is a non-alcoholic drink that appears on Peruvian lunch tables as often as water. It is made from cobs of Andean purple corn (maíz morado), simmered with pineapple peel, quince or apple, cinnamon and cloves until the liquid turns the colour of dark wine. Once strained it is sweetened and sharpened with lime juice, then served chilled, sometimes with finely diced fruit. It tastes fruity and spiced, a little like a fruit punch. The same liquid, thickened with starch, becomes the dessert mazamorra morada. The drink is not fermented – it is quite different from the traditional Andean chicha de jora.
Main ingredients
- purple corn
- pineapple
- cinnamon
- cloves
- sugar
- limes
More: Wikipedia (en)
