Ingredients:

• 2 – Lemons
• 1 litre – water
• 1/2 cup – light Brown sugar
• 1 inch piece – fresh Ginger
• 4 – Lemon slices
• 4 – Cherries
• 5 to 6 – Mint leaves

Method:

1. Extract juice of lemons and keep it aside.
2. Tie peel of lemons, seeds, in a small muslin bag.
3. Bruise ginger, add to sugar and 1/2 cup water in a pan.
4. Chill remaining water in a large jug.
5. Stir and cook the sugar mixture over low heat till all the sugar dissolves.
6. Add peel-bag to the boiling mixture.
7. Once sugar is fully dissolved, boil on high for 2-3 minutes.
8. Cool to room temperature, remove the bag.
9. Strain mixture and add juice of lemons.
10. Add it to the chilled water.
11. Add chopped mint leaves.
12. Whisk well with a hand mixie or in liquidiser for a few seconds on high speed.
13. Pour it into a glass.
14. Garnish the juice with cherries and lemon slices.
15. Serve chilled.

Recipe courtesy of Saroj Kering