About this dish
A thick, warm purple corn drink spiced with cinnamon and cloves, often served with fried pastry.
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Ingredients
🌽2 cups purple corn flour
🍬1/2 cup sugar
🌰1 cinnamon stick
🍋Juice of 1 lime
🍍Pineapple peel (optional, for flavor)
Method
Serves 41
Simmer purple corn flour with water, cinnamon, and pineapple peel for about 45 minutes.2
Strain the liquid to remove solids.3
Sweeten with sugar and add a squeeze of lime juice.4
Reheat until steaming hot.5
Serve hot, traditionally with a fried pastry (buñuelo) on the side.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Api morado is a traditional Bolivian breakfast drink, made from purple corn, commonly sold by street vendors in the early morning.
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