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Kesar Shikanji (A refreshing Indian saffron drink)

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🧂 Ingredients

11 oz Sugar
32 floz Water
a pinch Sodium benzoate

preservative
7 floz Lemon

nimbu juice
1 tsp Saffron

kesar, soaked in 2 tbsp water for 1 hour

Instructions

1 Boil the water and the sugar in a pan, stirring continuously. Cook till the
sugar dissolves completely and the syrup is sticky. It should not be too thick
or the sugar will set. Remove from heat.
2 Add sodium benzoate and mix well. Keep aside to cool. Add lemon juice, mix well
and then strain the mixture through a thin muslin cloth.
3 Add the soaked saffron, mix well and bottle.