Ingredients:

• 2 Lemons
• 1 litre – water
• 1/2 cup – jaggery, or light Brown sugar
• 1 inch piece fresh Ginger
• 5-6 Mint leaves

Method:

1. Extract juice of lemons and keep aside.
2. Tie peel, seeds in a small muslin bag.
3. Bruise ginger, add to sugar and 1/2 cup water in a pan (chill remaining water in a large jug).
4. Stir and cook over low heat till sugar dissolves.
5. Add peel-bag to the boiling mixture.
6. Once sugar is fully dissolved, boil on high for 2-3 mins.
7. Cool to room temperature, remove bag.
8. Strain mixture and add juice of lemons.
9. Add to chilled water. Add chopped mint leaves.
10. Whisk well with a hand mixie or in liquidiser for a few seconds on high.
11. Serve chilled.

Recipe courtesy of Saroj Kering