Quench, Recipes

Jaggery Summer Drink

Sometimes you find inspiration in the most basic ingredients. Jaggery is a part of every Indian household. It makes for a yummy sweet summer cocktail. Add a dash of vodka or black rum (old monk) and top it up with soda for fizz. Serve chilled!

Ingredients

  • Water
  • 2-3 Lime (Juice)
  • 2 Cups Organic Jaggery
  • Fresh Mint Leaves (Roughly Chopped)
  • 1 Tablespoon Roasted Cumin Powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Pink Salt (Or Any Salt)
  • 1 Tablespoon Ginger Powder (Or Ginger Juice)

Preparation

Prep: 5 minutes
Cooking: 10 minutes

  1. Dilute the jaggery in 200 ml of water.
  2. Add roasted cumin powder, pink salt, roughly chopped fresh mint leaves, ginger powder and mix well. This is your concentrate.
  3. In a glass, fill ice and chilled water and dilute 60 or 90 ml of the jaggery concentrate. Feel free to adjust for any flavour according to your taste.

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Kanika Dave

Born in Bombay to a beautiful Punjabi mother and a half-Gujarati-half-Mangalorean handsome father, I am a complete mix of both cultures by heart. My Nutritionist-dietician-weight trainer mother will always be my biggest food inspiration. Observing her since childhood and shadowing her every move in the kitchen, watching her chop, taking in the aromas and feeing the love with which she cooked has always been a treat. How she makes everyday simple food taste so delicious will always be a mystery to me. A special mention to my dear friend Oskari whom I met 11 years ago in Goa and fell in love instantly. He is European and came from a contrasting food background. Watching him move around swiftly in the kitchen has always been my favourite thing. I have been lucky to spend quality time with his mother Hanni who is a wonderful cook and runs one of the most beautiful resorts in Zanzibar. Through them, I learned a lot about world food.