Lychee Mint Soda

Lychee Mint Soda

Lychee Mint Soda came to our rescue when the heat got unbearable at my mom’s house. Yessss I am visiting my mum and dad’s house this summer with kids after a long time. Yessss I went crazy when I saw Lychee and had it fresh and in season after a looooong time. Nothing like having a seasonal fruit, freshly picked from the orchard and fed by mother.

The summers are sweltering hot in India but there is a different spark in the heat this time. When I say sweltering, I am understating the heat and humidity.

This is lychee, picked fresh from the market and ready to be consumed at home.

When I tried to click the pictures in India, the sun and the warmth projected were different. These came out not the way what I am used to, but pretty darn warm and luminated in their own charming lazy way. Don’t you agree?

You will love this recipe, since this is a complete no-cook drink and comes together in no time. Make this for your parties, spike a little with tequila or vodka, entertain the ladies at Kitty party or get the crowd high on weekend grill out. A gorgeous drink with absolutely no effort.

Some other drinks from my blog are – Jamun Amla Panna  ,  Aam Panna  and many more.

This is how I made Lychee Mint Soda.

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Lychee Mint Soda

An Elegant Metro Urban Drink made with fresh Lychee and Mint.

Course Drinks

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 4 -6

Author Sonal Gupta @ simplyvegetarian777

Ingredients

• Lychee - 500 gms
• Mint leaves - handful washed and roughly chopped
• Cumin powder roasted - 1 tsp
• Rock Salt/Kala Namak - 1/4 tsp or to taste
• Sugar powdered - 1 tbsp or to taste
• Club Soda - 1/2 litre bottle

Instructions

Peeling & Cleaning the Lychee

• Wash and peel the Lychees. Remove the pit from each lychee and remove the membrane fibrous part also, if you want super fine cooler. Lychee is ready to be blended into a drink.

Making the Lychee Mint Soda

• Take a blender and add the prepped lychee, mint leaves and other spices, except the club soda.
• Blend on high speed till you receive a fine puree.

Serving the Lychee MInt Soda

• Take 6 juice glasses. FIll them 1/4th with crushed ice. Divide the Lychee Mint Puree equally into 6 glasses. Fill them up with club soda. Stir and serve.

Notes

You may use frozen lychee also, in case you do not find the fresh lychee in the market. Most of the Indian grocery stores keep them in the frozen section.

Combining the summer seasonal fruit with mint is an excellent way to beat the summer heat. Mint is natural coolant and the seasonal fruits add the required sugar, salt and acid which helps in regulating the body liquids and temperature.

This is a perfect Metro Urban Drink which is elegant and so easy to put together. Make it this weekend when you entertain the family or friends and be a star.

As I always say – Eat..err..Drink Happy! Stay Happy!

Sonal