Kala Khatta Sherbet | Java Plum Spicy Drink
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Recipe type: Beverages
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4 glass
 
Ingredients
  • 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
Instructions
  1. Take some ripe jamuns and wash them under running water.
  2. Take water in a vessel and add washed jamuns. Also add rock salt and common salt. Turn the flame on.
  3. Now add red chili powder, black pepper powder and roasted cumin powder .
  4. Add Sugar and let the jamuns simmer for 10-12 minutes till you find them mush.
  5. Turn the flame off and pass the liquid through a colander. Reserve the liquid.
  6. 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.
  7. Now let the liquid come to room temperature. Add juice of a lemon.
  8. 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/