Watermelon Juice

Watermelon Juice is incredibly refreshing and easy to prepare using a blender. It's sweet, hydrating, and ideal for a hot summer day.

Watermelon - 2 cups, cubed

Ginger - a small piece

Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp.

Rose Syrup - 1 tsp (I used Roohafza) (optional)

Sugar - to taste

Salt

Mint Leaves

Place the Watermelon cubes in a blender along with a small piece of Ginger, Lemon Juice, Rose Syrup (optional), Sugar, a pinch of Salt, and Mint leaves. Blend until smooth.

Pour into a tall, chilled glass and garnish with Mint Leaves. Enjoy immediately!

Lemonade

1 cup lemon juice

2 cups water

2 cups sugar

A large piece of ginger

¼ tsp salt

Peel the ginger and crush it coarsely using a mortar and pestle.

Combine sugar, water, and ginger pieces in a pot and boil until the sugar reaches a one-string consistency. Turn off the heat, cover, and let it cool completely. Remove the ginger. Add a pinch of salt.

Strain the fresh lemon juice and mix it with the sugar syrup. The lemon syrup is now ready.

Store it in a clean glass bottle.

When serving, mix 2-3 tablespoons of lemon syrup with 1 cup of water. You can add mint leaves and fresh lemon wedges while serving.

Masala Chai

Cardamom - 3

Peppercorn - 4

Fennel seeds - 1/8 tsp

Cinnamon - a small piece

Clove - 2

Nutmeg - 1/4 tsp

Ginger - a small piece

Tea leaves - 2 tsp

Milk - 1 1/4 cup

Sugar - to taste

Place Cardamom, Peppercorn, Fennel seeds, Cinnamon, Clove, Nutmeg, and Ginger in a mortar. Use a pestle to crush the ingredients and set aside.

Bring 1 1/4 cup of Water to a rolling boil in a pot. Add the crushed ingredients and boil for about 5 minutes.

Next, add Tea leaves to the boiling mixture and continue boiling for another 5 minutes.

Add Milk and bring it to a rolling boil.

Mix in Sugar and reduce the heat.

Let the Milk simmer for an additional 5 minutes.

Take off the heat and strain the Tea into individual cups.