Homemade Cocoa Powder is made by roasting cocoa beans; grind nibs to a powder texture. Cocoa Powder made by processing the cocoa naturally.
Cocoa is one of the different fruit in world. Cocoa trees are grown in West Africa, South America and Asia. Pods grow directly from the trunk or large branch in the tree. Cocoa pod is rough and leathery rind. This fruit filled with mild sweet and white layered or mucilaginous pulp inside.
Cocoa powder is key ingredient for the preparation of chocolates. Cocoa powder is unsweetened chocolate product. So it gives various health benefits to our body like antioxidants, vitamins, minerals.
For cocoa powder, Yellowish and light greenish colour from outside of cocoa pods are preferred. When i get the cocoa pods, I broke it open and removed all the white layered cocoa beans and transferred to a bowl. Added water and squeezed well. After squeezing, transfer to a plate for sundry. Sundry should be done for at least 5-8 days. Later add all the cocoa beans to a pan and dry roast for 2-3 minutes or starts spluttering. Then remove all outer cover to get cocoa nibs from cocoa beans. Once i collect all cocoa nibs, transfer to a jar and grind to a powder. Sieve the ground powder to get the fine powder.
We need to keep for sundry for at least 6 to 8 days, if not dried well the taste of the cocoa powder will not be good. While dry roasting of cocoa beans also we cannot overdo it. If we are roasted more the cocoa powder become bitter and nibs will break.
I suggest this method for small batch of doing the cocoa powder. For large batch, suggestion is to ferment the cocoa beans then to a powder. Fermented cocoa powder tastes and quality wise also will be good.
We can try the various recipes from the cocoa powder like smoothies, chocolate, cake, ice cream and so on. When you get cocoa fruit try this healthy homemade cocoa powder. Or you can bring dry roast cocoa beans from store and try this cocoa powder recipe.
Try this natural processing, healthy cocoa powder at home. Here i am ending this and catch up in next interesting and healthy recipe.
Health Benefits of Cocoa:
- Cocoa contains flavanols, which have good quality. One of the benefits of vascular flavanols is to lower blood pressure.
- Reduce diabetes by eating cocoa in moderation has been known to improve the processing of blood sugar, which can reduce the risk of diabetes.
- Theobromine, a compound found in cocoa, can reduce cough by affecting the sensory nerve endings of the vagus nerve that travels through the airways in the lungs.
- For Patients with liver disease benefit from chocolate because of its antioxidant-rich compounds have been known to reduce high blood pressure in the liver and reduce damage to the liver blood vessels.
- Eating chocolate is known to be slowly clumping transfusions. This helps prevent blood clots that can cause heart attacks.
- Better to eat chocolate to increase energy level. Rather than drinking soda or coffee when feeling tired, In small doses, caffeine in chocolate will provide benefits to prevent chronic fatigue.
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