Ingredients

• 4 cups - milk
• 1 - vanilla pod
• 1 inch stick - cinnamon
• 2 tbsp - sugar
• 4 tsp - cocoa powder
• 1 cup - dark chocolate, grated
• 3 drops - vanilla essence

How to Make Hot chocolate with vanilla

• Heat two cups of milk in a deep pan.
• Add vanilla pod and cinnamon stick and bring it to a boil.
• Lower the heat and let it simmer, stirring continuously, till it reduces slightly.
• Pour the remaining milk into the frothing machine.
• Add one tbsp sugar, two tsps of cocoa powder, half the dark chocolate and vanilla essence.
• Switch it on.
• Add the remaining sugar to the pan along with remaining cocoa powder and stir.
• Add the remaining dark chocolate and mix.
• Line a strainer with muslin cloth and strain the milk into the serving cups.
• Pour the milk from the frothing machine into some more serving cups.
• Serve hot.