A Refreshing Drink To Welcome You All
By: Sanjeeta Kk
Published: Friday, June 4, 2010 - 7:29am

Ingredients




2 cups of fresh mint leaves
6 large lemons
1 Kg of sugar
1 liter of water
1/2 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger
A pinch of green color (food grade)

Preparation

1 Pick the mint leaves and wash it in running water. 2 Clean and grate the ginger. 3 Heat water in a vessel and add sugar to it. Let the sugar dissolve; filter the sugar syrup with a thin muslin cloth. 4 Boil it further on medium heat till the syrup becomes a bit thick, about 20 minutes. Take off heat and cool the syrup. 5 Now add the mint leaves, grated ginger and juice of lemons. Leave it aside for 4-5 hours to let the mint flavor seep into the syrup. Add green color if required. 6 Store the concentrate in a clean glass bottle. 7 To make the drink, pour about 1 tbsp. of the concentrate and add water to suit your taste. 8 Top it with crushed ice and serve the refreshing Minty-lemony drink.

About


A refreshing natural drink made from mint, lemon and ginger.