Mint Mystery | A Soothing Mint and Cucumber Drink
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Mint mystery is a perfect homemade, rich in minerals, cold drink. Mint is an excellent aromatic herb; it contains Vitamin A and C and is also rich in a plenty of minerals. Cucumbers are rich in minerals and almost 90% water. This drink is also a good digestive. Cucumber is an excellent coolant and has more than 90 % water. This delicious drink made with lime, mint and cucumber is just one of the best coolants. Beat the heat with this super easy homemade coolant. So, try it out this coolant and please do share your experience. With beat wishes, Shuchi
Ingredients (makes 4 serving)
- Mint leaves 1½ cup
- Cucumbers 5 small/ 3-4 cups pieces
- Key lime 5-6 / lemon juice 4 tbsp
- Sugar 6 tbsp
- Black salt ½ tsp
- Water 1½ cups
- Ice cubes
For serving( oprional)
- Slice of lime
- Mint leaves
- A piece of cucumber
- Straw
Method of preparation
- Wash, peel , and cut the cucumber into one inch pieces.
- Dissolve sugar in 1½ cup water.
- Peel the limes/ lemon, cut them into halves and take out the seeds.
- Remove the thick stems and wash the mint leaves thoroughly.
- In a mixer/blender, take mint leaves, cucumber pieces, peeled lime/ lemon, sugar syrup, and salt. Blend until smooth.
- Add some ice cubes and blend again for a few seconds.
- Put some crushed ice in the glass and pour the drink.
- Decorate with a slice of lime, cucumber, and mint leaves .
- This fresh, cool, and healthy drink is ready to serve. Serve chilled! /
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Some Tips/ Suggestions:
In this recipe instead of lime juice we have used full lime after removing the skin. The reason is - lime/ lemon tastes better with the pulp. Feel free to replace lime with lemon juice.
Varitations
You can also add some grated ginger/ a pinch of dry ginger powder to get a different flavor.
Add some chaat masala if you wish.