AK's Lime Coolers

I always like to sip on something during summers. Iced tea, buttermilk, milkshakes or my lime coolers!

These are absolutely refreshing and perfect to kiss the summer blues goodbye!

I use humble ingredients like lime juice, mint, sugar and soda water but u can spice things up by adding a liquor of your choice!

Here is what you need for my version of the desi nimbu paani!

Ingredients

2 Limes cut into wedges

10 ml Lime Juice (juice of 1-2 limes)

8-10 Mint Leaves

15 ml Sugar Syrup OR Honey (or to taste)

1 tbs Shikanji Masala

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp Sugar

1 Cup Crushed Ice

Procedure

Add lime wedges, mint leaves, salt, sugar and shikanji masala in a cocktail shaker and muddle till all the mint and lime juice is extracted and the sugar and salt are dissolved. 


Sugar and salt act as abrasives and help in the muddling process.

Just use a stainless steel glass and a rolling pin if you haven’t got a cocktail shaker.

Now add the lime juice, sugar syrup and crushed ice and shake for a few minutes till everything is dissolved and well mixed.

Strain into tall glasses till half full and top up with chilled soda water.

Decorate with a slice of lime and serve.