Rose Syrup Herbal Recipe

Indian summer is typically hot, humid and almost unbearable. But there are lots of good things about Indian summer! 
Nice juicy fruits are one of the nice things Indian Summer produces. Lots of drinks and smothies are made from fruit pulps.
Fragrant flowers are another joy of summer!
Today I show how to make nice Rose Petal Syrup or ROSE SYRUP that you could enjoy during long Indian summer and keep yourself cool!

Ingredients - 
750 gm sugar
1000 ml water
500 gm rose petal


How to make - 
Boil sugar and water together and make a 2 thread consistency sugar syrup.
Wash rose petals very well. Then put in sugar syrup. Cover and keep in room temperature for 6-8 hours.
After 6-8 hours strain and keep in a bottle. Store in refrigerator and use for months.

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Wood Apple Drink - beat the Indian summer

Wood apple Drink | বেলের পান্না | बेल शरबत

In a country like India, where summer is unbearable hot, Wood apple drink or Beler panna or बेल शरबत is ideal drink to beat the heat.

Poet Tagore himself was very fond of this drink.

Let's see, How to make this drink.

See related - Mango Herbal Sweet Pickles

Ingredients -

1 Big size wood apple (Bel)
4-6 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp black salt
1/2 tsp finely chopped ginger (optional)
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
one big cup (500 ml) chilled  full cream milk
Ice cubes

Wood Apple Pulp

Method -

First break the outside harder skin, remove the kernel from the fruit (wood apple).
Now remove the seeds from the kernel, get seedless pulp
Add 4-6 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp black salt, 1/2 tsp chopped ginger, 1/2 tsp black pepper powder, one big cup (500 ml) chilled  full cream milk.
Whisk well with the help of a hand grinder.

Chilled Wood Apple Drink

Enjoy cool sip!

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