Halwai March 25, 2024

Ingredients:

• 2 slices – canned pineapple.
• 2 sprigs – Mint leaves, cleaned, destalked.
• 1 tbsp – juice from can.
• 1/4 – Lemon juice.
• 1 tbsp – Honey or sugar.
• 1 tsp – khus syrup.
• Salt to taste.
• pepper to taste.
• 350 ml – chilled water.

Method:

  1. Put broken slices into an electric blender. Add all ingredients, except salt, pepper, mint.
  2. When mixture is smooth and frothy, add 350 ml chilled water.
  3. Pour out, through a non metallic strainer.
  4. Remove pulpy residue, return juice to blender.
  5. Add chopped mint, salt, pepper.
  6. Run again for a few seconds.
  7. When mint looks like fine shreds, and juice is frothy, stop.
  8. Pour into tall chilled glasses, making sure froth is also distributed.
  9. Serve chilled, garnished with wedge of pineapple, cherry or mint.

Recipe courtesy of Saroj Kering