GULAB SHARBAT
By: Latha
Region: Indian
Dish: Vegetarian - Drinks
Main Ingredient: freshly picked Rose Petals
Ingredients
* 11/2 cup freshly picked Rose Petals (Gulab Ke Patti)
* 3/4 cup boiling Water
* 1/4th tsp Cardamom Seeds
* 3/4th cup Sugar (Cheeni)
* 1/4th cup strained fresh Lemon Juice (Nimbu Ka Raas)
* 2/3rd cup Pomegranate Juice
* 5 cup cold Water
Directions
Crush the rose petals with mortar and pestle and place them in a large bowl.
Add the boiling water, then pour the mixture to a metal container and add cardamom seeds. set aside for 8 hours or overnight.
Pour the rose-cardamom water through a muslin lined strainer set over a bowl.
Add the sugar, and float the bowl over a hot water filled sink until the sugar dissolves.
Remove from the hot water and filter it again.
Cool it to room temperature.
Combine all the ingredients in a pitcher and stir well.
Serve in a glass half filled with crushed ice.
Done