Turkish Salep

A great drink for cold days! Salep is a hot milk beverage popular in Turkey thickened with salep, a flour made from the tubers of a specific orchid native to Turkey and Iran.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 185 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole milk
• 4 teaspoons white sugar
• 2 pinches ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons salep
• ¼ teaspoon rose water
• 2 pinches ground ginger

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine milk and salep powder in a small saucepan and heat over medium heat, whisking constantly, until milk simmers. Simmer for 2 minutes until milk thickens slightly. Stir in sugar and rose water.n

Step 2

Pour salep into 2 mugs and garnish with a pinch of cinnamon and ginger each.n