Hot Champorado on a Cold Rainy Morning

Typhoon Falcon was still pulling the westerly winds and causing nonstop rain in the metro when we woke up this morning.  It made me crave for my mom’s champorado with dried fish or smoked fish.  I still have not learned the secret to my mom’s chocolatey champorado but I am now able to cook a decent one for my hubby and toddlers to enjoy on cold rainy days.

rice + cocoa powder + milk + salt + sugar + water = one big pot of hot champorado

It is actually quite easy to prepare as all you need to do is put all the ingredients together to boil and simmer until the glutinous rice is cooked.  The ratio of the ingredients can also be adjusted to suit one’s tastes.  I for one love my champorado really chocolatey so I don’t scrimp on the cocoa powder.  I don’t put too much sugar and milk while cooking as these can be adjusted individually according to the taste of whoever will be eating.  I allow the toddlers as much milk as they would like in their bowl but limit the sugar to a teaspoonful.

Here are the toddlers enjoying their bowls of hot champorado: