Mint Squash - Stepwise Pictures

Fresh fresh mint! A drink that can make you fresh instantly and a drink that you can make instantly as well :)

A few simple steps and you are all set with a squash to store and treat yourself and your guests in a giffy.

What are you waiting for? Get set go to make it...

Ingredients:

Mint leaves - 1/2 bunch

Sugar - 1 1/4 cups
Water - 1 cup

Salt - A pinch

Citric acid (Lemon salt) - 1 tsp

Ginger - 1/2 inch piece

Method:

Step 1: Grind the ginger in the mixie by adding a tsp of water.

Step 2: Take water and sugar in a heavy bottomed vessel and boil until the sugar melts and bubbles up.

Step 3: Remove the sugar syrup from flame and strain the ginger juice into it.

Step 4: Stir in the salt.

Step 5: Add a tsp of water to the citric acid crystals and mix until it dissolves. Now add it to the syrup.

Step 6: Drop in the washed mint leaves. Close the vessel with a plate and leave it untouched for 3 hours.

Step 7: Filter out the mint leaves.

Step 8: Add few drops of water to the food color to dilute it and add it to the squash.

Step 9: Store in a sterilized container. It keeps well in the fridge for 6 months.

Step 10: Fill 1/8th of the serving glass with the squash and mix rest with cold water. Serve chill with a mint leaf on top.

Written by: Nithya
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