Yogurt Drink
Cold yogurt, water and a little salt whisked into a creamy, frothy drink.
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Winter Milk Drink
Salep
Warm milk gently thickened with salep and finished with cinnamon.
- Prep
- 3 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Rest
- 0
- Total
- 18 min
- Servings
- 4
Ingredients
- 3 ¾ cups Milk (whole)
- 10 g Salep powder (pure, food-grade), or producer-directed quantity
- 2 tbsp (25 g) Sugar, to taste
- ¾ tsp Cinnamon (ground), for serving
Method
Mix powder with sugar in a saucepan. Whisk in cold milk little by little until smooth.
Heat gently, stirring continuously along the bottom, for 10–15 minutes until lightly thickened. It should pour as a drink, not set like pudding.
Divide between four cups, sprinkle cinnamon and allow to cool enough to sip. Refrigerate leftovers promptly.
Cooking guidance
Use traceable food-grade cultivated salep from a reputable supplier. Pure powder and sweetened instant drink mixes are not interchangeable. Follow the producer’s dose if different from this measured home version.
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