Pomegranate Juice Recipe
Nutritious and fresh homemade pomegranate juice is perfect for your breakfast to kick start your day.
Servings 2 people
Calories 216kcal
Ingredients
- 2.5 -3 cups pomegranate arils chilled
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ teaspoon black salt
- ¼ teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 dash red chilli powder
- 1 pinch black pepper powder
Instructions
- Firstly refrigerate pomegranate arils overnight or for 2-3 hours . As this juice tastes best when served fresh and chilled .
- Transfer chilled pomegranate arils into a high-speed blender or juicer.
- Add black salt , red chilli pepper , black pepper powder and cumin powder .
- You can add ¼ cup chilled water to process .
- Blend for 10-12 seconds until the arils are crushed but the hard seeds are still intact.
- Sieve the juice through a fine-mesh strainer. Keep pressing with a spoon or a spatula to get the maximum juice and discard the leftover pulp.
- Serve fresh pomegranate juice immediately
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Notes
- Always remove pomegranate arils from membrane and store in refrigerator .
- Never wash the seeds. If arils come in contact with water, they get spoiled very soon.
- Pomegranates gets well along with berries and apples, you can mix and make a new variation.
- Can also add beetroot for improving iron and give a nutritional boost.
- If serving as a thirst quenchers , you can mix pomegranate juice with club soda, or seltzer.
Nutrition
Calories: 216kcal