Horchata

Ingredients

• 6 cups water

• 2 cups milk

• 2/3 cup white sugar

• 2 cups uncooked long-grain rice (eg: jasmine or basmati)

• 1 tbsp vanilla extract

• 1 1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon

• 1-2 cinnamon sticks (optional)

Recipe

• Put the rice, cinnamon sticks (optional) and 2 cups of water in a blender, then let it sit out for a couple hours, and then refrigerate up to overnight.

• Strain the mixture. Add sugar, milk, rest of the water, vanilla extract and ground cinnamon.

• (Optional) Refrigerate for upto one more day, to get a creamier consistency. You can serve immediately too though, at the cost of a slightly waterier drink.

Notes