Gulab Ka Sharbat (Rose Drink)

Ingredients

11/2 cup freshly picked Rose Petals (Gulab Ke Patti)
3/4 cup boiling Water
1/4th tsp Cardamom Seeds
3/4th cup Sugar (Cheeni)
1/4th cup strained fresh Lemon Juice (Nimbu Ka Raas)
2/3rd cup Pomegranate Juice
5 cup cold Water

How to make gulab sharbat:

• Crush the rose petals with mortar and pestle and place them in a large bowl.
• Add the boiling water, then pour the mixture to a metal container and add cardamom seeds. set aside for 8 hours or overnight.
• Pour the rose-cardamom water through a muslin lined strainer set over a bowl.
• Add the sugar, and float the bowl over a hot water filled sink until the sugar dissolves.
• Remove from the hot water and filter it again.
• Cool it to room temperature.
• Combine all the ingredients in a pitcher and stir well.
• Serve in a glass half filled with crushed ice.