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Pudina shikanji

Name: Pudina shikanji
Prep time: 8 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 medium Lemons; 15 leaves Fresh mint leaves; 1 inch Ginger, grated; 2 tsp Jaggery, grated, about 10 g; 1/2 tsp Black salt; 1/2 tsp Roasted jeera powder; 1 pinch Black pepper, freshly ground; 550 ml Water, chilled; 6 Ice cubes

North Indian spiced lemonade with mint, ginger and roasted jeera: 30 kcal, tangy and cooling.

Time: 8 min
Makes: 2 servings
Level: Easy
Gear: No equipment

Per serving

1 tall glass (300 ml)

Calories: 30kcal
Protein: 0g
Carbs: 7g
Fibre: 0g
Fat: 0g
Sugar: 6g

Shikanji is nimbu pani with attitude: crushed mint, ginger, black salt and roasted jeera make it taste like something you bought at a stall, with a teaspoon of jaggery instead of the usual 3 spoons of sugar. Have it in the afternoon heat or after a walk; the salt and lemon make it a decent everyday hydration drink.

Hydration
Low calorie
No cook
Under 15 min
Anytime
Snack

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Ingredients

2 servings

Method

1
In a jug, crush the mint leaves and grated ginger with the back of a spoon for 30 seconds until the mint smells strong.
2
Add the lemon juice, jaggery, black salt, jeera powder and pepper with 50 ml of the water and stir until the jaggery dissolves.
3
Pour in the rest of the chilled water, stir, and let it sit for 2 minutes so the mint flavour spreads.
4
Strain into two glasses over ice if you don't like leaves in your drink, or pour as is.

Tips

Crushing, not blending, the mint keeps it fresh tasting; blended mint turns bitter quickly.
Make a concentrated jar of the lemon, mint and spices and dilute glass by glass through the day.

Swaps

Use soda water instead of plain water for a fizzy version with the same calories.

Storage

The concentrate keeps 2 days in the fridge; dilute fresh.

Nutrition is estimated per serving from IFCT 2017 and USDA FoodData Central and rounded. Your ingredients and portions will differ a little.

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Pudina shikanji

North Indian spiced lemonade with mint, ginger and roasted jeera: 30 kcal, tangy and cooling.

Time

8 min

Makes

2 servings

Level

Easy

Gear

No equipment

Per serving

1 tall glass (300 ml)

Calories: 30kcal
Protein: 0g
Carbs: 7g
Fibre: 0g
Fat: 0g
Sugar: 6g

Hydration

Low calorie

No cook

Under 15 min

Anytime

Snack

SaveAdd to today’s meals

Free account, no card: save favourites and count this dish in your day.

Ingredients

2 servings

Method

1
In a jug, crush the mint leaves and grated ginger with the back of a spoon for 30 seconds until the mint smells strong.
2
Add the lemon juice, jaggery, black salt, jeera powder and pepper with 50 ml of the water and stir until the jaggery dissolves.
3
Pour in the rest of the chilled water, stir, and let it sit for 2 minutes so the mint flavour spreads.
4
Strain into two glasses over ice if you don't like leaves in your drink, or pour as is.

Tips

Crushing, not blending, the mint keeps it fresh tasting; blended mint turns bitter quickly.
Make a concentrated jar of the lemon, mint and spices and dilute glass by glass through the day.

Swaps

Use soda water instead of plain water for a fizzy version with the same calories.

Storage

The concentrate keeps 2 days in the fridge; dilute fresh.

Nutrition is estimated per serving from IFCT 2017 and USDA FoodData Central and rounded. Your ingredients and portions will differ a little.

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