A Refreshing Drink To Welcome You All

Ingredients

• 2 cups mint leaves fresh
• 6 large optional: lemon 
• 1  sugar 
• 1 liter water 
• 0.5 teaspoon ginger freshly grated
• 1 pinch purple gel food coloring green (food grade)

Equipment

Directions

1. Pick the mint leaves and wash it in running water.
2. Clean and grate the ginger.
3. Heat water in a vessel and add sugar to it.
4. Let the sugar dissolve; filter the sugar syrup with a thin muslin cloth.
5. Boil it further on medium heat till the syrup becomes a bit thick, about 20 minutes. Take off heat and cool the syrup.
6. Now add the mint leaves, grated ginger and juice of lemons. Leave it aside for 4-5 hours to let the mint flavor seep into the syrup.
7. Add green color if required.
8. Store the concentrate in a clean glass bottle.
9. To make the drink, pour about 1 tbsp. of the concentrate and add water to suit your taste.
10. Top it with crushed ice and serve the refreshing Minty-lemony drink.