Masala Shikanji is a special drink of the summer season; people prefer to drink home-made Shikanji to keep themselves refreshed. If cold Masala Shikanji is served to the guests at home, they become happy just by looking at it and it is not a difficult task for the one who makes it as well; if the masala is ready, it can be made instantly.
Let’s see the Masala Shikanji recipe –
First of all, let’s prepare the masala for Shikanji –
- Cumin seeds 1 tsp
- Roasted cumin 1 tsp
- Ginger powder (sotham) 1/2 tsp
- Salt 1/2 tsp
- Black salt 1 tsp
- Cardamom 1
- Black pepper 1 tsp
- 1 teaspoon chaat fruit masala (optional)
Put all these in a mixer grinder and grind them finely.
You can make this spice more delicious by adding it to lemon water (shikanji), watermelon juice , mango sherbet etc.
To make the sherbet even easier, you can prepare and store sugar syrup (sugar water) –
Heat 2 cups of sugar and 2 cups of water in a bowl on the gas till the sugar dissolves. Do not keep it on the gas for too long. Fill it in a bottle after it cools down. Whenever you feel like making sherbet, add 2 tablespoons of syrup in a glass and make sherbet easily.
To make Shikanji (shikanji) –
- Take 2 tablespoons sugar syrup in a glass.
- Add half a teaspoon of Shikanji masala in it.
- If you want, crush some mint leaves and add them (optional)
- Add ice cubes and half lemon and mix it with a spoon.
- Garnish with mint and lemon.