Indian Lemonade - Nimbu Pani
Nimbu Pani is basically a refreshing thirst-quenching summer drink . It hydrates and balances the salts in your body. It is prepared with lime/lemon, water, salt and sugar. This lemonade gives instant energy and hydrates the body. It is a good source of Vitamin C and flushes out toxins from body. One can safely call it a magic drink for dehydration.
Ingredients
For sugar syrup
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup sugar
For one glass of Lemonade
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp sugar syrup
- ¼ tsp rock salt/black salt
- ¼ tsp table salt
- ¼ tsp chaat masala powder
- Chilled water
- Lime/lemon slices
Instructions
Sugar syrup
- Heat sugar and water in a pan.
- Let it come to a boil and let the sugar melt.
- Switch off flame and set aside to cool.
How to proceed for making lemonade
- To a serving glass, add tablespoon of lime juice followed by some sugar syrup.
- Then add black salt, chaat masala and table salt.
- Now add some ice cubes or chilled water. Stir well.
- Garnish with mint leaves and lime slices.
- Enjoy this drink and rejuvenate yourself.
Notes
- Serve chilled drink.
- Have this refreshing drink during the midday hours of sweltering summers to combat the heat.
- Adjust the spice level as per individual palate taste.
- To make mojito, you can replace adding water with soda water.
- You may omit the sugar syrup.