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Rooh afza syrup recipe | how to make rooh afza at home | gulab saharbat recipe

rooh afza syrup recipe | how to make rooh afza at home | gulab saharbat recipe

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rooh afza syrup also known as Gulab Sharbat is a very refreshing syrup widely used during summers
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine Indian
Servings 1 Litre
Calories 380 kcal

Ingredients
  

MAKING OF ARK (all ingredients easily available in Pansari shop)

  • 5-6 Roses (desi gulab - fresh or dry. You can use dry rose petals as well)
  • 1 tbsp Nilofar
  • 1 tbsp Kansi
  • 1 tbsp Chhareela
  • 1 tbsp Gaozaban
  • 1 tbsp Sandan Safaid
  • 1 tbsp Munakka
  • 8-10 khus roots
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tbsp mint leaves (dry or fresh)
  • 1 tbsp carrot
  • 1/2 cup drinking water
  • Few ice cubes

MAKING OF ROOH AFZA

  • 1 Kg Sugar (5 cups)
  • 1 Litre water (4 cups)
  • 1/4 to 1/3 cup Ark (recently prepared)
  • 1 tsp citric acid
  • 2 tsp pineapple essence
  • 1 tsp Orange essence
  • 1 tsp kewra water/essence
  • 1/2 tsp Rose water/essence
  • 1/2 tsp red food colour

FOR SERVING (1 GLASS)

  • 1-2 tbsp Rooh Afza syrup
  • Chilled water
  • Ice cubes (optional)

Instructions
 

MAKING OF ARK

  • Take a wide pot but it must be having a lid.
  • Put a small heat-resistant bowl in the middle of the pot.
  • In the surroundings of the middle bowl, place roses, Nilofar, Kansi, Chhareela, Gaozaban, Sandan Safaid, Munakka, khus roots, coriander seeds, mint leaves and carrot. These ingredients are easily available in any Pansari shop at a very cheap rate.
  • Pour water on the side over the ingredients. Do note, nothing should go inside the middle bowl.
  • Place the lid upside down on the pot.
  • Close the hole on the lid with a dough.
  • Place the ice cubes in the lid. It aids in creating condensation.
  • Switch on the heat to the lowest.
  • As water condenses on the lid, the upside-down lid will help it move to the middle of the lid and then drop into the bowl.
  • If your ice melts, replace it with another.
  • In about 30 minutes, there's a good amount of distilled water in the bowl.
  • When 30 minutes are over, switch off the heat and remove the lid.
  • The water collected in the middle bowl is our Ark. The quantity of this Ark came to 1/3 cup. Keep it aside.

MAKING OF ROOH AFZA

  • Take a pot and add water and sugar in it. Also add citric acid.
  • Let it boil on high heat. If you find some foamy substance over the top, remove it. It is the dust particles of the sugar. We didn't come across any such scum.
  • When sugar is dissolved completely, add Ark in it.
  • Let the water boil for some time.
  • Check by touching the water, if it is sticky, it means it is done. You don't require any string consistency but only a sticky sugar syrup.
  • Add red food colour and let the syrup boil only for one more minute.
  • Switch off the heat.
  • Add pineapple essence, orange essence, kewra water and rose essence. Mix well.
  • Let the syrup cool down completely.
  • Fill in the sterilized glass bottle. It is our rooh afza syrup.

MAKING OF ROOH AFZA DRINK.

  • Just add 1 to 2 tbsp of rooh afza syrup in a serving glass. The quantity of syrup varies depending on the size of the glass and your liking for sweetness as well.
  • Fill in the chilled water. Also add ice cubes if like.
  • Stir and enjoy the drink.
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