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Prep The Lemons

• Wash the lemons in a Kitchen Colander in cold running water. Cut them into halves. Now squeeze the juice of the lemons either by hand. Or use a Lemon Juicer to squeeze out the max juice out of the lemons. Strain the lemon juice through a Strainer to avoid any seeds or pulp and keep aside.
• TIP : If you will microwave these lemons for 30-45 seconds and then squeeze, then you will get the max amount of lemon juice from the lemons. Little heating makes the lemons soft and easy to juice.

Making SIMPLE SUGAR SYRUP in IP for Lemonade concentrate

• Place Sugar + WATER in the Inner Pot Liner of the Instant Pot. Plug it in and cook on HIGH PRESSURE COOK MODE for 2 MINUTES. Follow NPR. 
• Open the lid and remove the liner from IP. This is your SIMPLE SUGAR SYRUP that is slightly thick. Cool it down to the room temperature before adding any juice to it.
• You can use it as is in many mocktails, cocktails and drinks.
• You can flavor this SIMPLE SUGAR SYRUP with the flavor of your choice like vanilla extract, rum, coconut extract, Lime Juice, Orange Juice, or LEMON JUICE for this recipe.

Making LEMONADE CONCENTRATE

• Bring this simple sugar syrup to the room temperature. Add the freshly squeezed lemon juice to it. Make sure to strain the juice for seeds & pulp before adding to the syrup. Put it in an air tight Mason Jar  and refrigerate.
• TIP : There are  many recipes that call for Pressure cooking Lemon Juice with the Sugar Syrup. Since that can make Lemonade Syrup a bit bitter sometimes, I avoid doing that. I always make my syrup first and then add the juice.

What is the SERVING SIZE for 1 person to make LEMONADE from the concentrate?

• To make 1 serving, you need 2 to 4 Tbsp of LEMONADE SYRUP. Start with 2 tbsp first and then add more as needed. Take a 10-12 oz capacity glass. Fill half of it with some ice. Add 2tbsp Lemonade Concentrate. Fill the rest with either water or club soda or sparkling water. Mix with a stirrer. Taste. Add more lemon syrup of needed.

How to make ARNOLD PALMER from LEMONADE CONCENTRATE?

• To make Arnold Palmer for 1 person, steep 1 bag of Black Tea in 4 ounce hot water for 5 minutes. Remove the bag and bring it to the room temperature or chill in refrigerator to make COLD TEA BREW. Take a 10-12 oz capacity glass. Fill half of it with some ice. Add the Cold TEA BREW +23tbsp Lemonade Concentrate. Fill the rest with cold water. Mix with a stirrer. Taste. Add more lemon syrup of needed.

How to make SHIKANJI or SPICED INDIAN LEMONADE from LEMONADE SYRUP?

• To make SPICED INDIAN LEMONADE or SHIKANJI for 1 person, take a 10-12 oz capacity glass. Add kala Black Salt or Rock Salt, Cumin powder, Chaat Masala, few mint leaves, some grated ginger at the base of the glass. Take a cocktail muddler and muddle all the ingredients together. Now add 2 tbsp Lemonade Syrup. Mix it with other ingredients. Fill half of the glass with some ice. And fill the rest half with either chilled water or club soda. Taste. Add more syrup if needed.

How to make a PITCHER OF LEMONADE from concentrate?

• Fill the pitcher with 4 cups of Cold Water, add crushed ice or ice cubes. Pour the lemonade concentrate to this. Mix well with a large ladle. Taste and add more water if needed. 

Some more drinks and coolers from the blog

• Basil Simple Syrup, Mango Panna, Jamun Panna, Vietnamese Iced Coffee, Pineapple Agua Fresca, Lassi, Rose Lassi, Lychee Mint Soda, Tropical Margarita and many more.