Zesty Grape Juice Cooler
ANGOOR SHARBAT
-Recipe from Yamuna mataji
Homemade juices are more pure and fresh in flavor than their
store-bought counterparts. Concord, emperor and cardinal red-purple
grapes yield outstanding juice. Even if you do not have a juicer, it is
relatively easy to pass the fruit through the fine disk of a food mill
or simply puree it and press it through a fine sieve. Both methods
produce a juice puree that takes well to the addition of sparkling
water.
Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 20 minutes
Makes: 2 quarts/liters
½ * 3-inch (1.5 * 7.5 cm) piece of orange zest
¼ teaspoon (1 ml) cardamom seeds
4 whole cloves
6 cups (1.5 liters)
Grape juice
¼ cup (60 ml) honey or maple syrup (optional)
3-inch (7.5 cm) piece of cinnamon stick
2 cups (480 ml) sparkling water.
1.
Tie the zest, cardamom seeds and cloves in a small piece of
cheesecloth. Place the juice and optional honey or maple syrup in a
large enamel or stainless steel pan and bring to near the boiling point
over moderate heat.
2. Remove the pan from the
heat, add the spice bag and cinnamon stick, cover, and set aside until
the juice has cooled to tepid. Remove the spice bag and cinnamon stick
and chill. Add the sparkling water before serving.