Masala Shikanji Recipe / Indian Lemonade

An Indian Version of Lemonade with a dash of rock salt makes a refreshing summer drink. This drink is a good appetizer too.

Shikanji recipe is one of the easiest summer drinks of India that you can put together in a jiffy. It is light, refreshing, with citrus flavoring and fragrant due to the spices and mint. Simple spices like roasted cumin and black salt shine through to make a perfectly balanced flavored lemonade. It is so refreshing, plus you get loads of vitamin c in one drink. Here I have included a bite of ginger and a pinch of chaat Masala to give a mild flavoured and digestive drink. 

Other Variation of Lemon Juice :

Home made Flavourful Lemon Sharbath Recipe

Ingredients:

1. Lemon - 2 small size
2. Mint leaves - 6 to 8 leaves
3. Ginger - 1/2 inch size
4. Powdered Sugar - 2 tbsp
5. Roasted Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
6. Chaat Masala Powder- 1/2 tsp
7. Black Salt - 1/2 tsp
8. Water - 2 glasses
9. Ice Cubes 

The above said Ingredients serves upto 2 large glasses of Masala Shikhanji. 

Directions to make Masala Shikhanji :

Squeeze the Lemon and extract juice from it.
Crush the ginger and Mint Leaves and be ready with the Ingredients.

Add Ice Cubes in large Glass, then followed by roasted cumin powder, chaat masala powder, crushed ginger, crushed mint leaves, black salt, powdered sugar and lemon extract.


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Close the glass with a small plate and shake it well as shown in the pic. Then add water to fill the glass. stir well with a spoon. Check the taste of Shikhanji, if you feel anything to be added, pls do. If sugar or salt content is increased add some more water and stir once again.

Filter the Masala mix juice through a juice filter to get a clear shikhanji. The flavour of ginger, mint and chaat masala has nicely blended with shikhanji and gives a pleasant flavour to drink. Serve chilled.

Notes :

You can also prepare plain shikhanji without using chaat masala powder.
You can increase the quantity of ginger, mint leaves, cumin and chaat masala powder according to your flavour.