There
are a couple of all special Ramadan drinks we try during this month: mango lassi,
falooda, various sweet milkshakes, the one that is our favourite is my
mum-in-law’s limeade. We down glasses of
the stuff as soon as we open our fast. She
calls this lime drink shekanjavi, which is a Punjabi-fication of shekanjabin
which is a Pakistani variation of the Persian drink called sekanjabin. The original has vinegar and honey which is
nothing like the version made in Pakistan or my mum-in-laws version.
Ingredients:
Juice
of 2 small or 1 large lime
1
teaspoon salt
5-6
tablespoons of sugar (I know it’s a lot!)
Cup
full of ice
Jug
of water.
Method:
Squeeze
the juice from the lime into a bowl and add a large dash of water and the salt
and sugar. Beat for a few minutes until
the sugar and salt is dissolved in the juice and water.
Pour
into a jug and add the ice. Fill the
rest o the jug with water. Refrigerate
until it is time to serve.
In
Pakistan the intense summer heat means that this kind of drink helps people to
re-hydrate and replace some of the salt lost through the day. There’s something about it that just hits the
spot.
(That's mum-in-law in the background waiting for the fast to end)
Sounds yummy mashaAllah! I have often fancied trying falooda, but not sure about the seeds in it...don't think my kids would go for it. But I have seen a ready mix pack in the shops that has jelly and vermicelli type noodles in it - have you ever tried it?
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Omg I love this drink! My mum's been making it this whole ramadhaan and it is by far my favourite thing to have at Iftar as it's so refreshing :)
ReplyDeleteWe tried this, and my boys (except for one) liked it. We actually increased sugar to half a cup, and we used about 5 limes. One of my boys decided he didn't like it after I said something about salt in it (he liked it before that). It is like a homemade Gatorade!
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