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mogre ka sharbat
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Mogre ka Sharbat , Indian Jasmine Sharbat

You must've had jasmine tea. The same flower makes for very cooling and refreshing drinks as well.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Beverages /drinks
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: jasmine, mogra, Sharbat
Servings: 1 liter
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 150 gms Indian Jasmine Flower / Mogra Phool
  • 850 gms Sugar / Chini
  • 5 Green Cardamom / Hari Elaichi
  • 5 cup Water / Paani

Instructions

  • Wash the jasmine flower/ mogra phool with enough water.
  • Now take the washed Flowers in a big bowl and add 3.5 cups of water in the bowl (the water should be enough to submerge the petals completely)
  • Now cover the bowl and let the petals soak for few hours,keep mixing and gently pressing the petals 3-4 times in between.
  • Then strain the flowers and keep the water and flowers separately.
  • In a pan add 850 gms of sugar and 2 cups of water and the green cardamom and boil on medium heat till the sugar melts and the syrup become sticky like gulab jamun syrup/chashni.
  • Add 3-4 drops of lemon juice to clear the sugar syrup scum.
  • Now add the jasmine water( water in which you have soaked the jasmine petals and now strained) in the sugar syrup and just give it 2 boils.
  • Switch off the flame and add the jasmine petals.
  • Let the syrup come to room temperature and then cover the pan with a lid and let it rest overnight.
  • Next day filter the syrup to remove all the petals and store the syrup in a glass bottle or jar.
  • Keep it refrigerated for a long shelf life.
  • How to serve- In a glass add few tbsp mogra syrup ,put some ice cubes and then add chilled water . usually its 1:5 ratio of syrup and water
  • Stir well and serve !