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Today we will prepare Bel ka Sherbet.
It is a natural cool drink which saves us from loo and heat.
Drinking 1 glass of Bel ka Sherbet during summers then is
sufficient to give us relief from the entire day's heat.
Ingredients required:
Bel - 1
Black salt - 3/4 tsp
Roasted Jeera (cumin seeds) - 3/4 tsp
Sugar - 4 tbsp
Refrigerated water or normal water if you don't prefer too cold water.
Firstly let us break the Bel and take its pulp out.
Make a little crack on the fruit and remove the peel as shown.
Add 1 cup water to the accumulated pulp then mash well with your hand.
If the pulp is a bit hard then soak it in water and keep aside; covered for an hour.
Doing so will make the pulp a little soft as water is absorbed in it.
If Bel is already soft then there is not need for soaking it, just mash right away.
Now add 1 more cup of water and the pulp through a strainer.
Using a spoon press the residue in the strainer to extract as much pulp possible.
We have collected the pulp, if we mash it some more then we will surely collect more pulp.
Add 1 more cup of water and mash as much you can with the help
of your hand, this will also take out any remaining pulp.
Bel contains many seeds so it is advisable not to grind it in a mixer because
even if 1 seed is grinded unknowingly then the Sherbet's taste is spoilt.
Else remove every single seed then grind only the pulp in a mixer.
Strain the pulp again and collect the juice as earlier.
We have collected Bel juice which equals up to 2-3 glasses almost.
Add 4-5 tbsp sugar and black salt, mix till sugar is dissolved.
If you put powdered sugar then it will dissolve much faster, whole sugar takes a bit longer.
Add Jeera (leave some to garnish).
We have prepared Bel ka Sherbet so let us serve.
Sprinkle some roated Jeera on top.
Bel ka Sherbet is ready.
This Sherbet can also be made with plain water as is will provide coolness even then.
One of Bel's main function is to provide coolness.
If you want your Sherbet to be very chilled then add 3-4 ice
cubes in it as we like to drink chilled Sherbet during summers.
Try this recipe yourself and share your experiences with us.
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