Ingredients: makes 2 cups
1 cup non dairy milk of choice – soymilk, coconut milk, oat milk, almond milk or hazelnut milk
1 cup pure water
2 tsps raw cacao powder
1 tsp He Shou Wu Extract
2 tsp coconut sugar or honey
2 cardamom pods
1 tsp all spice powder
Ayurvedic Properties:
Vata, and Kapha balancing Drink. This drink calms and grounds the Vata Dosha (air and ether elements) because of nourishing properties of He Shou Wu, Cacao and warming properties of spices. It has warming effect on the cool elements of Kapha (water and earth) dominant constitutions. Kapha Constitutions can opt out the sugar to make it more beneficial.
Method:
Heat the milk and water, add crushed cardamom, all spice powder, coconut sugar. If using honey don’t heat it, rather add it at the end i the cup. Cover and simmer for 5 min. In two cups, add 1 tsp each cacao powder, 1/2 tsp each He Shou Wu Extract. Pour the warm spiced milk through a strainer in the cup. If you have a battery run whizz at hand, use it to whizz it up, it will create nice foam. Sprinkle some cacao or cinnamon powder, sit back and enjoy!
Nutritional Properties:
He Shou Wu extract is restorative for kidneys and adrenals – very helpful for someone who feels burnt out, exhausted, wired but tired. Raw Cacao is known for its antioxidant properties and is also rich in minerals. Coconut sugar is a very healthy wholesome sugar, much better than white sugar that is just empty calories and devoid of all goodness. Once can use honey instead,
