Name: Mindblower (A refreshing summer mocktail) recipe by Amrita Iyer at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 3 medium sized cucumbers (approx 3 cups juice will be extracted); 1 cup kala khatta syrup; Juice of 1 lemon; 2 tbsp lemon squash (optional); Ice cubes as required; 2 - 3 jamuns/ black grapes for garnish; For seasoning :; 1/2 tsp black salt (kala namak); 1/2 tsp dried mint powder (optional)

ABOUT Mindblower (A refreshing summer mocktail) RECIPE

This is a wonderful mix of fresh juice, an Indian based syrup and star of the summers - Lemons! Make the drink ahead and refrigerate then after chilling, pour over Ice and add the seasonings! Yumm! Mindblower is a list of 3 basic ingredients : Fresh Cucumber juice kala khatta Syrup (a syrup made from the Indian blackberry (jamun) juice flavored with black salt very popular in India) lemon Juice You can also add 2 tbsp lemon squash to the drink if desired!

Ingredients Serving: 5

3 medium sized cucumbers (approx 3 cups juice will be extracted)
1 cup kala khatta syrup
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tbsp lemon squash (optional)
Ice cubes as required
2 - 3 jamuns/ black grapes for garnish
For seasoning :
1/2 tsp black salt (kala namak)
1/2 tsp dried mint powder (optional)

Instructions

Juice the cucumber : Chop the cucumbers roughly and put in a blender with 2 cups water. Blend and sieve through a tea strainer into a bowl. Add a cup of water to the leftover residue and blend again to make 3 cups of pure cucumber juice.
Blend everything : Rinse out the blender and pour the extracted juice into it. Add the kala khatta syrup and lemon juice and squash and blend again very well till all the liquids are mixed. Transfer to a glass bottle and chill till serving.
Serve : Take a serving glass and add ice cubes as required. Add the black salt and mint powder (if using) and pour on the mindblower! Take a pretty umbrella stirrer and fix 2 - 3 blackberries/ black grapes and serve with a straw if needed.

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