Bel Sharbat

Ingredients:

1 Bel fruit

1 lit water

for sweet juice

sugar as per taste

for sweet and salty juice

black salt as per taste

roasted jeera powder as per taste

sugar as per taste

Method:

• cut the bel fruit. Scoop the flesh of the bel fruit with the help of a spoon.
• pour the water in a vessel.
• transfer the scooped fruit in the vessel and cover it. keep this aside for 5-6 hours.
• Sieve the water and discard the seeds.
• transfer the juice into a bottle and store in the fridge.
• At the time of serving, if you like sweet juice, transfer the juice in a serving glass add powder sugar as per taste, mix and serve.
• if you prefer slightly sweet and salty, add black salt, sugar and jeera powder as per taste, mix well and serve.

Tips:

• if you like the juice to be of a thin consistency, at the time of serving add more quantity of water and mix well.
• you can also add 1/2 tsp of lemon for the sweet and salty version.
• you can add normal salt along with the black salt.
• I prefer to soak the pulp of the bel overnight.
• powdered sugar or castor sugar is preferred over granular sugar to add to any shake or juice as its easy to dissolve.
• serve this chilled to beat the scorching heat!!