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Rose Sharbat
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Rose Sharbat

A syrup of water and sugar cooked with rose petals, strained and flavored with rose water and lemon juice; cooled, and for serving a heaping spoonful of syrup is diluted in a glass of cold water.

⏱ 25 min
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    In a small pot, boil the water and sugar until the sugar dissolves, add the rose petals and bring back to a boil.
    Small saucepanStove
  2. 2
    Turn down to low and simmer 15 minutes.
    ⚙ SimmeringStove
    💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
  3. 3
    Strain and discard the rose petals.
    Fine sieve
  4. 4
    Add the rose water and lemon juice to the syrup.
  5. 5
    Let the syrup cool completely.
  6. 6
    To serve: dilute tbsp large of the syrup with a glass of Cold water.
    Glass (for drinking/serving)
  7. 7
    Serve.
392calories
0 gprotein
101 gcarbs
0 gfat
● protein 0%● carbs 100%● fat 0%

Per serving (488 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Fine sieve · Also works: Cheesecloth (Cheesecloth over a sieve) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Colander (Lets more through)
  • Glass (for drinking/serving) · Also works: Serving bowl (Small bowls)

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⚙️ What you can change

  • Cooking time with the petals (minutes): 15
  • Amount of syrup per glass: tbsp large

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