Mojito Mocktail
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Omw this is hands down my favorite drink!
Dad made this the other night and I had 2 servings thank you very much.
What made it even more amazing was the last ingredient,
which makes this taste exactly like the Nando's signiture/designer Vanilla Caipirnha
and if you know me you know how I just love it!
With Ramadan in full swing, it's a tradition to have something special to eat or drink after Tarawee.
Alhamdulillah :)
Also, with winter in full swing you wouldn't think this would be an option,
but it was so refreshing!
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup castor sugar
LARGE handful of fresh mint
750 ml sprite
1/4 cup lime cordial (we used the brand roses but any will do)
1/2 lemon thinly sliced
Crushed ice
METHOD
- Place the castor sugar and mint in a large bowl.
- Using the back of a large spoon or a 'mortar and pestle' (lol every Indian home has one or if you're into spicy food you need this in our life) and grind the mint into the sugar for a minute or so.
- Transfer into a large glass jug, adding the lime cordial, lemon slices and top with sprite.
- You can adjust the sweetness if you prefer or add more lemon slices according to your preference.
- Add crushed ice and serve immediately! or before serving add this next special ingredient!
Which is VANILLA ESSENCE!! A drop or two per serving, this will take this drink to a whole knew level trust me.
TIPS
- If you don't want to use crushed ice or you completely forgot like we did that's fine it still comes out tasting awesome!
- Make sure the mint is crushed properly so the flavour comes through, you will be able to smell it after grinding it for a bit, when added with the rest of the ingredients it fuses together and tastes amazing.
- Have some extra mint leaves for garnishing the drink when you're about to serve.
- Last but not least sugar coat the rim of the glass - best way to do this is to rub on the edge of the glass some lemon juice and than dip it into sugar it should coat nicely.
Have a blessed Ramadan :) If its Summer your side or winter like my side; please give this drink a try. remember my family and I in your duas as well.
1 comments
Tried this last night, LOVED IT! I didn't have any lime cordial so I used a lot of fresh limes and more sprite and it came out so nice, especially with the Vanilla. We having a huge family bbq this weekend, it's summer here in Canada I am going to make this for the family. Jazakallah for sharing!
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