Pink Summer

Summer : the season of Sun, Sweat, Shorts, Skirts, Caps , Hats  & Vacations….Summer for me brings along unlimited memories of early sun rises and late sunsets with even harsher summer afternoons.

But, with this comes summer vacation memories which I mostly spent at my Grandma’s, with the entire house bustling with uncles, aunts & cousins. I guess we would easily be more than 20 people around the house. With summer also came loads of play time, Right from hide and seek, sea saw, slides and many more such games.

What I also remember is just before the summer vacations were school final exams and buying Green Lime Dolly from the Kwality Walla at the school gate. We were not given money from home for such treats. I and my sister would collect 10 paisa and 25 paisa coins to buy them and that was our treat!!

 As the years passed, we could no more gather around at our Grandma’s house. All the kids grew up and gradually came the college days, where we would look forward to afternoons at college - bunking classes and then the cluck – cluck, trin- trin , of the Banta Walla……&  as all North Indians would agree with me ;Masala Banta being an all time favorite during the long Summer Months of North …

My Mocktail today derives its inspiration from all my childhood & growing up years…….

Pink Summer:

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Ingredients of this recipe are good for Each Glass of Pink Summer:               

Ingredients:

1.       Salt to line the glass rim.

2.       Roohafza - around 1 oz (small peg measure)

3.       Lemon - 1 nos

4.       Soda - A bottle

5.       Sugar Syrup - around 1oz (only for the ones with sweet tooth )

6.       Cherry or Mint Leaves - A couple

Method:

1.       Take a tall Glass preferably a pilsner….

2.       Take around 2 tsp of Salt in a plate. Chill both the Glass & Salt.

3.       After say about 30 minutes, take out both Glass & salt Turn around the glass on the salt plate, the salt would stick on the rim of the glass. Keep the glass back in to the freezer

4.       Mix Soda with Lime Juice & Sugar syrup ( if ) preferably  in a cocktail shaker.

5.       Add 1tbsp Roohafza in it. Shake well again. This time add some crushed ice, just enough to chill it as much as you please.

6.       Now take the glass out .  Spritz some roohafza inside the glass.

7.       Pour the blend in to the glass.

8.       If you are a mint person, then you might add some chopped mint leaves while blending and top it up with 2 beautiful mint green leaves. But if you are someone just like me , dropping in a Red Succulent cherry right inside it.

Voila̒!! You can now sip in the sweet sour tangy blend to tickle your taste buds, all by yourself or with friends…..:)

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Facts: Lime in the drink provides you with very necessary Vitamin C along with its cooling properties .

Roohafza is an all round refresher & coolant and keeps your body cool. Right amount of sugar & salt will keep your body’s salt balance intact in summer months.

Note: 1 oz = 30 ml approx.

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