Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Homemade Lemonade

Lemonade is a refreshing drink at any time of the day. It is the favorite drink of my DH. Homemade lemonade has its own unique taste and is heavenly to taste. I usually make a lot of concentrated lemonade and then dilute it whenever needed. You can make a lot of variations to the taste by adding fresh basil or mint leaves or any fresh herb to the lemonade and give it a variety of flavors too.



Ingredients:

Lemon/ Lime - 5-6 (About 1/2 cup of lemon juice)
Sugar - 2 cups
Water - 3 cups

Method:

  • We start by making a simple syrup for the lemonade. Add the 3 cups of water in a vessel and add sugar to it. 


  • Bring it to a boil until all the sugar dissolves completely in the water. Let the simple syrup cool down completely.

  • Meanwhile, squeeze the juice out of the lemons and keep it aside. We should be able to get about 1 cup of lemon juice from 6 lemon.

  • Once the simple syrup has cooled completely, add the lemon juice into it.
  • Mix it well and bottle it. You can store this in the refrigerator for bout 2-3 weeks. 
  • Take quarter cup of concentrated lemonade and dilute it with 2/3rd cup of water. Chop a few mint leaves and add it to the lemonade. Serve chilled and Enjoy!!