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Salep

Thick, hot, orchid-root sweet, with cinnamon over it.

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How to make salep

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Thick and hot

12 minutes · serves 2 · Very easy

What you need

  • 500ml whole milk
  • 2 tsp salep powder
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • Cinnamon

What you do

  1. 1Whisk the salep powder into the COLD milk before any heat goes near it. Add it to hot milk and it lumps instantly and permanently.
  2. 2Bring up slowly, whisking constantly, with the sugar.
  3. 3It thickens suddenly at about 8 minutes, to the weight of thin custard.
  4. 4Into cups, cinnamon dusted heavily over the top.

With cornflour

10 minutes · serves 2 · Very easy

What you need

  • 500ml milk
  • 2 tbsp cornflour
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp rose water
  • Cinnamon

What you do

  1. 1Slake the cornflour in a little cold milk, then whisk into the rest.
  2. 2Heat, whisking, until it thickens. Rose water off the heat, cinnamon on top.