Serves about 6-8 troops)
1 Qrt milk
1 Qrt water
1 cup sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
3 star anise
2 whole ancho chillies
2 whole cardomom pods
2 Tbsp honey
1 cup dark chocolate
1 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 to 1 tsp cayenne pepper
Mix milk, water, sugar and honey into pot large enough to hold all of the ingredients. Add cinnamon, anise, chilies and cardomom pods and bring to a boil over a medium heat. Let simmer for 10 minutes.
Mix in cocoa, cayenne pepper and chocolate and whisk until chocolate dissolves. Cover and let steep for 30 minutes for flavour to develop. Strain and reheat.
