Ingredients

• 1/2 cup - long grain rice
• 2 inch - cinnamon stick
• 2 cardamom pods
• 2 cups - warm water
• 1/2 cup - powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup - coconut milk
• 1 tsp - flaked almonds

How to Make Indianized Mexican cooler

• Rinse rice and add warm water.
• Add cinnamon stick and cardamom pods. Cover and let the rice soak overnight or for at least 10 hours.
• Puree the soaked rice in a blender along with cinnamon stick and cardamom pods.
• Strain the pureed rice through a muslin cloth, squeezing firmly to extract as much flavour as possible.
• Blend in the powdered sugar and coconut milk.
• Serve chilled in a tall glass with ice. Garnish with flaked almonds.