Laal Sharbat
Ingredients
- ½ cup dried rose petals (wash before use)
- 1½ cups clean water
- 5 – 6 sandal wood sticks
- 1 tbsp Tragacanth Gum گوند کتیرا
- 4 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1 pinch of citric acid (ٹاٹری)
- 1 tbsp kewra water
Instructions
- Wash the dried rose petals in clean water.
- Take clean water as per quantity mentioned above in a bowl. Add the rose petal, sandal wood sticks and soak for 4 to 5 hours.
- Transfer the soaked ingredients to a cooking pan and cook for few minutes.
- Sieve the liquid out in a bowl and keep aside.
- Now take 2 cups water in a bowl, add Tragacanth gum in it and soak it for 1 hour. Use a pestle tool to grind the Tragacanth gum if required. Bring it to boil and cook for few minutes on low to medium flame. Sieve it out in a separate bowl using little bit water. keep it aside.
- Cook 4 cups of sugar in 2 cups of water until dissolved.
- Lower the flame and add Tagacanth water (گوند کتیرا پانی) mixture. Stir to mix for few seconds.
- Then add rose sandal water mixture and stir to mix well.
- Add one pinch of citric acid and food color mixed in water. Stir to mix well. Remove any extra foam from the surface using the spoon if required.
- Cook on medium to low flame for 10 to 12 minutes.
- When done add kewra water and let it cool down completely.
- Laal sharbat is ready and can be stored in fridge for 1 to 2 months.
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