Name: Vodka Mojito With Stone Apple (Bael Fruit) Panna - A Classic With A Twist recipe by Tikuli Dogra at BetterButter
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Ripe fragrant wood apple - 1 medium sized; Sugar - to taste (Depends on the sweetness of Bael fruit); Water- 4 glasses; Fresh mint leaves - 10-12; Lemon juice - 1/2 Lemon; Lime quarters - 3-4; Freshly cracked black pepper - just a sprinkle for each glass; Salt - to rim the glasses; Vodka - 60 ml of your choice of Vodka (I used OPM); Ice cubes

Ingredients Serving: 2

Ripe fragrant wood apple - 1 medium sized
Sugar - to taste (Depends on the sweetness of Bael fruit)
Water- 4 glasses
Fresh mint leaves - 10-12
Lemon juice - 1/2 Lemon
Lime quarters - 3-4
Freshly cracked black pepper - just a sprinkle for each glass
Salt - to rim the glasses
Vodka - 60 ml of your choice of Vodka (I used OPM)
Ice cubes

Instructions

To make the Bael Panna, crack open a ripe Bael fruit and scoop out all the fibrous flesh in a large glass bowl. No need to discard the seeds right now.
Add 2 glasses of water to the pulp so that it submerges completely. Cover with a lid and set aside for 2-3 hours.
Now mash the soaked pulp with hands and once it mixes properly sieve it through a thin mesh to collect a maximum amount of juice.
Add a little more water and sieve again. Throw away the seeds and insoluble fiber.
Add sugar as per the sweetness of the fruit concentrate and mix well. Refrigerate till you are ready to use.
For the Mojito - Muddle the mint leaves with the lemon juice and lemon quarters in a cocktail shaker or a jug with a muddler or back of the rolling pin.
Add the Bael Panna, vodka and ice cubes.
I tweaked the classic Mojito here and omitted sugar syrup and carbonated water/soda.
Close the cocktail shaker and shake well. If making in a jug just stir in all the ingredients.
To Serve- Rim two tall glasses with salt (Optional). You can use normal table salt or powdered rock salt for an extra kick.
Fill the glasses with lots of ice and pour the Wood Apple Vodka Mojito. Add a dash of freshly cracked black pepper for that zing. You can omit if you do not prefer it.
Garnish with mint spring and lemon wheel/wedge.
Serve chilled.

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