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Kesar Elaichi Sharbat

Kesar Elaichi Sharbat- A very delicious and refreshinf cooler made with saffron,cardamom and rose water
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Beverages /drinks, cooler,Summer Special
Cuisine: North Indian Cuisine
Keyword: elaichi, kesar, kesar elaichi sharbat, kesar sharbat, Sharbat
Servings: 1 jug
Calories: 3461kcal
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 850 gm Sugar/ Chini
  • 500 ml Water/ Paani
  • 30 Green cardamom/ Hari Elaichi
  • 1/2 tsp Saffron/ Kesar
  • 1/8 tsp Citric acid/ neembu phool/tatri
  • 1/2 cup Rose water/ Gulab Jal
  • 2.5 tbsp Kewra Water/ Pandan leaf Extract
  • 4 Silver Leaf/ Chandi ka vark

Instructions

  • Peel cardamom pod and take out the seeds and crush them and keep aside
  • Soak saffron in 3 tbsp of warm water and keep aside and then crush it after 15 minutes.
  • In a heavy bottom pan add sugar, crushed cardamom and water and cook till it become like a sticky syrup of one thread consistency.
  • Add citric acid to clear the scum coming over the sugar syrup.
  • Now add saffron in the sugar syrup and mix well and switch off the flame.
  • Cover the pan with a lid and let it cool down completely.
  • Now crush the silver leaf with 2 tsps of sugar in a small mortar and pestle and then add in the sugar syrup and stir to mix.
  • Now add rose water and kewra water in the sharbat and mix well.
  • Now fill the sharbat in a clean sterilized glass bottle and use when required.
  • How to use-  Pour 1.5 tbsp of syrup in a glass ,add ice and chilled water ,stir to mix well and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 3461kcal | Carbohydrates: 888g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 44mg | Potassium: 689mg | Fiber: 17g | Sugar: 848g | Vitamin A: 0.3IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 253mg | Iron: 9mg