Bael Sharbat Recipe
Bael Sharbat is a summer's favourite, thirst quenching wood apple juice mixed with powdered jaggery and flavoured with cardamom and spices .
Servings 5 People
Calories 94kcal
Ingredients
- 1 wood apple fully ripe , large
- 5 tablespoon jaggery powdered or as required
- 5 cups water or as required
- ½ teaspoon cardamom powder
- 1-2 pinch black salt
Optional Add on’s
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder
- ¼ teaspoon roasted cumin powder
Instructions
- Crack open the hard shell of Wood apple. If the fruit is fully ripened it looks dark brown in colour.
- Scoop out the pulp of the fruit into a bowl. I got around 1 cup of fruit pulp.
- Add powdered jaggery or any sweetener of your choice.
- Add 1 cup of water to soak the pulp. Let it sit for 20 to 30 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, strain and extract the juice completely from pulp.
- Now add in black salt, cardamom powder and add-on’s if any (black pepper powder and cumin powder)
- Stir well , add 4 cups of chilled water. Taste and adjust sweetener, if required.
- Serve in a tall glass with some ice cubes and mint leaves .
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Notes
- Soaking wood apple pulp in water makes the whole process of extracing juice easier.
Nutrition
Calories: 94kcal