Description of the milk drink, calorie content, useful properties and contraindications for use. Is it possible to prepare a product on your own, in which dishes is it introduced? Interesting facts about orshad.
Contraindications and harm orshad
Since the calorie content of the horchad is large enough, it is able to have not only a positive effect on the human body, but also a negative one.
This applies to people with the following diseases:
- Food allergy … Nuts are considered one of the most powerful allergens. Therefore, if the drink is made with almond milk, serious allergic reactions are possible. They begin with sore throat, lacrimation, runny nose. And they can end with swelling of the larynx and respiratory arrest. At the first sign of allergy, you need to take an antihistamine and seek medical help.
- Obesity … Given the fact that the product contains a fairly high amount of carbohydrates, this can be harmful to those who are trying to lose excess weight.
- Diabetes … Again, this contraindication refers to a high sugar content. Because of this, horrid damage can be brought about by those who need manual insulin adjustments.
For more information on how to prepare orshad and in which drinks and dishes to add this ingredient, read below.
How to cook orchard?
The basis of the drink is vegetable milk - rice or almond, and in the case of the barley version - also grated cereal. Therefore, the preparation of horshads should be started with their preparation.
To do this, soak almonds, rice and barley overnight. After 12 hours they need to be washed and rubbed in a blender with a little water. This volume of liquid should then be subtracted from the total amount of water in the recipe. Strain the milk through cheesecloth to remove any particulate matter.
The second step in the recipe is the preparation of the syrup. To do this, heat the water over a fire and add sugar to it, stir until completely dissolved. The syrup should be cooled.
The last, third stage is mixing all the components. Add vegetable milk, barley and aromatic water to the cooled syrup, stir, serve.
Let's consider the content of ingredients in a drink in the form of a table:
| Product | Rice | Almond | Water | Pink water | Sugar | Barley |
| Rice | 300 g | - | 2 l | 100 ml | 300 g | - |
| Almond | - | 300 g | 2 l | 100 ml | 300 g | - |
| Barley | 100 g | 100 g | 2 l | 100 ml | 300 g | 100 g |
Note! Almond and barley orchards are yellowish, and rice ones are pure white.
Recipes for dishes and drinks with horshad
Most often, this drink is drunk in its pure form. It has an excellent tonic effect, cools in the heat and warms in the cold.
Since horchad is consumed mainly in summer, it is served chilled, often with ice and mint. This is explained by the fact that during heat treatment it loses a significant part of its useful properties. Those for whom gastronomic pleasure is more important, heat it up to 80 degrees and season it with coconut milk, cream, cinnamon and other ingredients.
Milk drink is not only a delicious stand-alone product, but also an excellent ingredient in many cocktails. These are mainly non-alcoholic mixes.
Refreshing cocktail recipes:
- Cucumber … Summer residents are very upset when the cucumber, hidden behind the leaves and unnoticed during the harvest, outgrows. The peel becomes rough and the bones are very large. Of course, this will not go into a salad and salting, but it will be a great addition to a summer drink. Some especially for this purpose let the cucumbers over-ripen. Take 100 ml orchard and pour it into your blender's cocktail bowl. Add 50 g of fresh cucumber seeds with pulp to it. Grind well, send the mixture to 850 ml orchard, adding 1 teaspoon of mint syrup. Stir, refrigerate and enjoy.
- Carrot-creamy … This cocktail is a real vitamin bomb. As you know, vitamin A, which is abundant in carrots, cannot be absorbed without fat. Therefore, the presence of cream in this drink is important not only from a gastronomic, but also from a health point of view. Add 100 ml of freshly squeezed carrot juice and 100 ml of medium-fat cream to 250 ml of orchard. Stir, chill, serve not only at home or outdoors, but don't forget to take to the beach. Carrot drinks activate tanning.
- Berry … This cocktail will be a great option for a milky berry smoothie. To prepare it, mix 200 ml of an orchard with a glass of any favorite berries (several options are possible) in a blender bowl, a few mint leaves and 1 tablespoon of honey. If you don't like seeds, strain the smoothie after chopping the ingredients.
- Banana … A delicious shake is obtained by adding 1 large banana and 100 ml of creamy ice cream to 250 ml of an orchard. Can also be set off with any syrup to taste. The most harmonious are vanilla, coconut and wild berries.
- Cherry … Well, if you are in the mood to drink an alcoholic cocktail, then in a shaker you need to mix 150 ml of horchade with 50 ml of brandy and 100 ml of cherry juice. For decoration, you can use mint leaves or candied cherries.
- Pineapple … This is another version of an alcoholic cocktail - very delicate, tasty and refined. Grind 1 egg yolk with 1 teaspoon sugar in a bowl. Send it to a blender, where also add 100 ml of pineapple juice, 100 ml of orchards, 20 ml of rum and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Mix the ingredients well. In a martini glass, place a thin slice of fresh or canned pineapple, a couple of ice cubes on the bottom and fill to the brim with a cocktail. Decorate with an umbrella.
Horshad is also used in the preparation of desserts:
- Souffle … Mix 125 g flour and 100 g icing sugar. Add 50 g softened butter and 5 egg yolks. Stir until the mixture is smooth. Put on low heat and gradually pour in 1 liter of horchad, bring to a boil. Simmer for 10-15 minutes, stirring constantly until thickened. Remove from heat and add 1 teaspoon of vanilla sugar, strain from lumps, let cool. Stir constantly to prevent crusting. Add 4 yolks to a lukewarm mass. Whisk the whites of 6 eggs into a foam with 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar. Add proteins to the main mixture, stir gently. Grease the form with butter, sprinkle with flour, a little sugar. Put the mixture, bake for 20-25 minutes at 170 degrees. Serve immediately, sprinkled with almond flakes.
- Mousse … Soak 15 g of gelatin in water for 30 minutes. Melt 100 g milk chocolate in a water bath. Introduce it into 500 ml of lukewarm orchard, stir well. Add a pinch of vanilla sugar and swollen gelatin. Stir well, pour into molds. Refrigerate for 3 hours. Serve sprinkled with grated white chocolate.
- Pudding … Pour 800 ml orchards into a saucepan, add a pinch of vanilla sugar and let it simmer. Separately combine 200 ml orchard and 4 tablespoons of potato starch. Add 2 chicken yolks and beat until frothy. While stirring constantly, combine the hot and cold mixture. If not mixed, the yolks will curl and the pudding will be spoiled. Bring to a boil and, without stopping stirring, boil for 2 minutes. Add 50 ml of brandy, stir, remove from heat. Arrange in a serving dish and let set in the refrigerator for 3 hours. Garnish with fresh or canned fruit. The pudding goes especially well with strawberries and peaches.
This drink is often confused with the Spanish Orchata. The etymology of the origin of the name is the same for them, it is based on "orge" - barley. Therefore, some believe that horchata is the Spanish version of the horchad. In fact, it turns out that these are completely different drinks. Spanish is prepared on the basis of not only almonds, rice and barley, but also, most importantly, chufa tubers. Watch the video about almond milk:
Nutritionists insist that if you want to get the most out of your drink, don't add sugar to it. And gourmets object that it will no longer be an orchard, but a mixture of plant types of milk. What to give preference - health or pleasure - is up to you. Most likely, the truth is somewhere in between.
