Kala Khatta Sherbet | Java Plum Spicy Drink
Author: Anshu Wadhwa
Recipe type: Beverages
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4 glass
- 500 gms Jamuns or java plums
- 2 Litres Water
- ½ Cup Sugar
- Salt to taste
- ¼ tsp Black pepper powder
- ¼ tsp Red Chili Powder
- ½ tsp Black rock salt
- 1 and ½ tbsp Roasted cumin crushed
- ¼ cup Lemon juice
- Ice Cubes – few (optional)
- Mint leaves – handful
- Take some ripe jamuns and wash them under running water.
- Take water in a vessel and add washed jamuns. Also add rock salt and common salt. Turn the flame on.
- Now add red chili powder, black pepper powder and roasted cumin powder .
- Add Sugar and let the jamuns simmer for 10-12 minutes till you find them mush.
- Turn the flame off and pass the liquid through a colander. Reserve the liquid.
- Mash the pulp of the jamuns and try to squeeze out maximum juice. Do not try to bruise the seed otherwise the drink will become bitter.
- Now let the liquid come to room temperature. Add juice of a lemon.
- Add ice to the serving glasses and pour the reserved liquid. Enjoy with a fresh slice of Lemon and some mint leaves as a garnish.
Recipe by The Secret Ingredient at https://www.thesecretingredient.in/kala-khatta-sherbet-java-plum-spicy-drink/
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