Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Watermelon mojito

Summers are here.. and what can be better than a refreshing mojito! That too a watermelon mojito! :D

Preparation time- 10 minutes(excluding 1 hour of freezing of watermelon pieces.)
Cooking time- 5 minutes
Serves- 6/10(Depending on serving quantity)

Ingredients
Water melon- 2 Kg
Black salt- 1 tea spoon
Ice cubes- 10/12 pieces(preferably)
Lemon- 1

Garnish-
Salt
Sugar
Chaat masala - As per taste
Mint leaves with stem.
Crushed ice- optional
Garnishing umbrella

Let's beat the summers :D
1) Cut the water melon in medium pieces and freeze them for an hour.
2) Take them out of the freezer, half soft, half frozen.
3) Grind it in a mixer along with the black salt and ice cubes.
4) Take the mixture out in a big bowl and add lemon juice in it.
5)  Filter it with the help of a colander, with fine holes.
6) Pour it in a fine tall glass(or as you like)
7) Serve chilled

Garnish
1) Keep the empty glasses in freezer for 10 minutes(to get moist).
2) Mix the crushed salt and sugar(not powdered) and spread it on a plate.
3) Take those chilled glasses and place them upside down on the plate, for the brim to get coated with the mixture.
4) Drop some shredded mint leaves in the empty glass.
5)After pouring the juice in those glasses, sprinkle some chaat masala over it.
6)Add a stem of mint, a straw to drink from and a pretty umbrella if you have those..

Voila ... You have got some refreshing stuff to drink.. :D







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