Hibiscus Juice:
Hibiscus Benefits:
Hibiscus has various health benefits , few are:
- Its a good remedy for Cold.
- It reduces hair loss and hair from graying.
- The anti-oxidants that are present in the hibiscus helps to lower the high blood pressure levels.
- It used in Mexican in a dried powdered form for garnishing purposes.
Now lets see how to prepare this Hibiscus Juice which can be stored for 2 months (with no added preservatives)
Hibiscus - 20 or 25
Sugar - 250 g
Water - 200 ml
Lemon - 5 to 6
Method:
- Take a pan and add 200 ml of water and allow it to boil well.Boil until bubbles appear all over the surface of the water.
- Now add 250 g of sugar and stir it well.Once the sugar gets dissolved completely , turn off the flame.
- Use only the Hibiscus Petal for the juice(Remove the Pistil and the stem, wash the petals well). Add the Petal to the Sugar Syrup and mix well so that all the petals are soaked.
- Close the pan with a lid and allow it to cool.
- Once it has come to room temperature strain the juice and the petals separately.You can see that the Juice color will be turned .(It will be in a little bit violet and red color)
- Now add the Lemon Juice to the Hibiscus Sugar Syrup mixture and mix it well.
- Now the Hibiscus Juice is ready and you can transfer it to bottle and store it in refrigerator.
While serving for 1/2 glass of juice add 1/2 glass of water and serve it by adding Ice-Cubes.
Note:
- Hibiscus by nature is sticky (ie., when you grind them) but when you boil it in the water its stickiness will be removed.Hibiscus doesn't have any aroma or taste.
- Another point to be noted while preparing this Juice is , the water should be boiled well (until bubbles appear) for Sugar Syrup and then add the Hibiscus Petals to it.If not fungus will be formed in the Juice container that you have used .
- Prepare the Lemon juice at the time when you are going to add it to the Hibiscus Sugar Syrup mixture, otherwise the citrus acid present in Lemon would get evaporated.
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