Uttar Pradesh

Bel sharbat

Name: Bel sharbat
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: North Indian
Ingredients: Bel pulp, pulp of 1 medium bel fruit; 3 cups chilled water; 1/4 cup grated jaggery; 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder (ground cumin); 1/2 tsp black salt

Wood apple pulp, jaggery and roasted cumin. The hard shelled fruit with a soft, cooling heart.

25 minTime

1 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayBel pulp, jaggery, roasted cumin.

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1 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

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Classic bel sharbat.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Bel pulppulp of 1 medium bel fruit

Water3 cups, chilled

Jaggery¼ cup, grated

Cumin powder (ground cumin)½ tsp, roasted

Black salt½ tsp

Method

3 steps

1Crack the bel open and scoop the pulp. Soak in 2 cups water for 30 minutes.
2Mash well with your hands and strain through a sieve, pressing hard.
3Stir in jaggery, cumin, black salt and the remaining water. Chill.

Serve it like this

Pour into glasses just before serving, nicely chilled or piping hot, whichever it's meant to be.

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Bel sharbat

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