Mint Krushers Recipe

Why don't your kids be a chef for a day...? Here is an easy, quick and wonderful recipe for kids. Actually this is our vacation project in our school. Any recipe can be done by students. I chose this would be easy for my kid to do, as it is a fireless cooking recipe and no complicated methods and Ingredients needed. This is a Kfc style Mint Krushers and I think it is similar too. My hubby and me love this Mint Krushers and for sooo long time I wanted to post it in my Blog and now came the right time for this recipe. Vyshu enjoyed doing this summer drink and it was a pleasant experience for her. Moreover we prepared this krushers with farm fresh Mint leaves from our Garden. So it was a special Summer drink too. 

Ingredients:

1. Lemon - 3 medium size
2. Mint - 10 to 15 leaves (approximately)
3. Powdered Sugar - 2 to 3 tbsp (or) sugar syrup
4. Salt - 1 pinch
5. Chilled Soda water - 1/2 bottle (I used Lehar Soda)

The above mentioned Ingredients makes 2 glasses of Mint Krushers

Directions to make Mint Krushers:

Cut 1 Lemon and extract juice from it. Cut the remaining lemon as wedges

 Add the mint leaves and sugar in the Mortar. I used normal sugar.

Crush it nicely for about 5 seconds. That is enough. Add a pinch of salt

Add Lemon wedges. Crush it gently for about 2 to 3 seconds. That is enough. If you crush it for long time, the juice from it will be bitter.

In a bowl or Mug add the Ice Cubes followed by lemon extract

Also add the crushed Ingredients. If you need sugar you can add it at this stage.
Mix it well with a spoon

In a glass you can just add Mint leaves for Garnishing. Pour the crushed Ingredients as it is. If you want a clear juice, filter it using a juice filter. 

Vyshu do not like to drink as it with the crushes leaves of mint and with lemon wedges. So she is Filtering.

Add Chilled Soda water to the Glass of Mint mixture. You can add sugar at this stage too.

Dissolve Sugar

Now our Delicious Summer drink is ready done by Vyshu. Serve Immediately as chilled Juice.

Notes:

• If you do not have Mortar and Pestle Just add the Ingredients in a glass and with a help of any Iron rod or chapati rod crush the Ingredients.
• Do not grind the Mint leaves. As the flavour may differ.
• Granulated sugar may take time to dissolve, so you can use powdered sugar or sugar syrup.
• As soon as the Ingredients are crushed add ice cubes and soda, else the colour of mint leaves may change and taste differs.
• The carbonated water(soda water) must be consumed, once it is opened. As soon as the Mint Krushers are prepared, serve it without any delay.
• Please avoid preparing the Mint Krushers in prior, keeping it in fridge and serving later. It is not Krushers at all. 
• Be careful in every step of preparing the krushers. If anything goes wrong the Taste completely differs.
• If your lemon size is small or big change it according according to your taste. Sugar can be adjusted.

Mint Cooler

Mint Cooler is a common refreshing summer drink. This summer drink can be served after a tiring humid day. Mint is a great appetizer or palate cleanser, and it promotes digestion. It also soothes stomach in cases of indigestion or inflammation. 

Ingredients:

1. Mint leaves - 10 to 20 
2. Lemon - 1 large 
3. Ginger - 1 small piece
4. Pepper - 1 pinch
5. Sugar - 4 tbsp
6. Salt - 1 pinch
7. Ice cubes 
8. Chilled water

These Ingredients can serve up to 2 large glasses of Mint Cooler

Directions to make Mint Cooler:

• Add all the ingredients in a blender or mixie.
• Blend nicely for sometime.
• Filter the Juice through a juice filter.
• Garnish with mint leaves and ice cubes.
• Serve Chilled.

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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.

Flavourful Lemon Sharbath Recipe

Lemon Sharbath is really easy and quick to make from scratch. The trick is to make a big batch of simple syrup and keep it stashed in the refrigerator and Enjoying the fresh Cool drink Whenever needed. 

 

There's nothing more refreshing than a glass of cool lemon juice on a warm day with freshness of the fruit instantly without any preservatives. If you'd like to avoid preservatives and flavor enhancers, then there's nothing easier than making your own. It's really not that hard, and if you keep a supply of simple syrup in the refrigerator, it's actually quite fast. Moreover it is more useful for you whenever your friends or relatives visit your home. Suddenly you can pick the Lemon sharbath stored in fridge, mix with cool water and serve them instantly,quickly and with real freshness. Its really a handy and flavourful Lemon sharbath recipe on these Hot Summers. I think it will be very useful recipe for all the women who take care of their lovely family. Here is our classic lemon sharbath recipe. 

Ingredients:

1. Lemon Extract - 1 cup without adding water
2. Sugar - 2 cups
3. Water - 1 and 1/2 cups
4. Cardamom - 2 tsp

Directions to Make Lemon Sharbath :

In a heavy bottomed pan add water and sugar and bring it to boil. Wait till it becomes thick and sticky. (Do not boil for 1 string consistency). Just the sugar syrup should be thick.


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Meanwhile squeeze the lemon and extract juice from it. Filter the juice completely and remove the seeds. 

Now the sugar syrup has become less in quantity and its now thick enough for the sharbath. Add Cardamom powder, stir well and switch off the burner. let the sugar syrup becomes cool for sometime. 

Filter the sugar syrup using juice filter. In a medium heat add the filtered lemon extract and stir well. (Do not let the sugar syrup to cool down completely. In a medium heat we have to add the lemon extract). 
Now the Sharbath is ready, after it becomes cool you can transfer it to a bottle or any container and store in refrigerator. You can keep it in good condition for about a month.

For making Lemon Juice add 2 tbsp (or more according to your taste) of Lemon Sharbath and stir in Cool water add ice cubes, serve and enjoy Instantly with cardamom flavour and utmost Freshness.

Lemonade Syrup

Lemonade can be used for multiple purposes especially it is commonly used in juice preparation. You can store this lemonade syrup in refrigerator for about one month and can make use of in many other recipe preparations.

Ingredients:

For Lemonade: 

• Sugar - 1 cup
• Lemon juice - 1 cup
• Water - 1 cup (200 ml)

Method:

Take a lemon and extract juice from it. Filter it and keep it aside.

Make Sugar syrup by boiling the water in a hareavy bottomed pan. Add the  and sugar to the boiling water and stir occasionally. it takes about 10 minutes in a medium flame. The sugar syrup becomes thick and sticky. At this stage switch off the stove and let it be cooled for some time.

Once the sugar syrup is cooled, add the lemon juice and stir well. Now lemonade is ready.