NANNARI LEMON SARBATH

    Nannari or simply the Indian Sarsaparilla is a wonder herb which comes into the limelight during Scorching Summers.  You can see small roadside Juice shops in South India selling Nannari Sharbat.  The seller would be busy vending Nannari Sharbat and there would always be a long queue for the drink.  Lime Juice, Lime Soda and Nannari Sarbath are the most common cold drinks sold in these shops.   I have fond memories of this Naranga Nannari Sarbath and the smell of it takes me en route my childhood days.  The smell of fresh Limes and the intrinsic smell of Nannari reminds me of our trips to Pooram/Vela in our family Temple in Palaghat. A quick drink prepared by the seller by ladling out a few spoons of Nannari Syrup into a tall glass topped up with crushed Ice and then he would squeeze out half a lemon with his Lemon Juicer and there comes the final touch - the ceremonial musical melody, a Ting Ting Ting sound made while mixing the drink with a spoon.  Ok... ok... I wanted to say something here...
    Anything from the roadside, especially these drinks were banned by my Mom.  She would say the ice is not made with clean water.  True to the fact, but there, my Dad came up with an idea.  He would ask the vendor to prepare this drink with Soda.  The native Goli Soda - a Bottle tightly shut with a Glass Marble alias Goli.  We have to press the glass marble with a pressure to open the bottle and there comes the jiffy carbonated water - the Goli Soda.  Though we couldn't drink it cold - me with my Tonsillitis problem and my brother with Wheezing problem we were never ever taken near cold food/drinks. At least we were convinced that Soda took the drink to the next level, our father convinced us into it.  It took me long years and obviously, it was my husband who introduced me to all types of street food.
     It had been a routine that my husband used to buy few bottles of Nannari Syrup & a bottle of Rose Syrup from the 5 Corner Vendor(CBE) at the strike of Summer.  Then there goes glasses and glasses of Nannari Sarbath in various forms & versions. With Lemon/Lime, Tender Coconut, Soda etc., & etc., Yet to try Kerala's Kulukki Sarbath.  And it followed even after coming to Malaysia.  I always used to stock up few bottles of Nannari Syrup during my every trip to CBE.  Recent turn arounds due to Corona has made me find a way to make my own batch of Nannari Syrup at home.
    Well, now I can make innumerable glasses of Cold Lemon Nannari Sarbath... no restrictions... And I am now overwhelmed that I can make it out with my Homemade Nannari Syrup.  The moment I finished making Nannari Syrup, I immediately tried out my first glass of Lemon Nannari Sarbath loaded with Ice Cubes.  Wow!!! I was immensely pleased with my job and was like- Hey Supriya - Good!!! Good!!! Great Job!!! And least to mention I immediately made other few glasses and went ahead with my Photo Shoot for this Post.  The pictures are from the Lemon Nannari Sarbath which I immediately made from my Homemade Nannari Syrup.  When I get damn confident with the recipes, the first thing I do is to plan it to post it in my Blog.

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 HOW TO MAKE NANNARI LEMON SARBATH

NANNARI LEMON SARBATH

INGREDIENTS:

Cold Water - 2 Cups
Nannari Syrup - 3 Tbspns
Lemon/Lime - 1 No.
Ice Cubes - few

 

METHOD:

• Spoon in the Nannari Syrup into a serving glass.
• Cut Lemon/Lime into halves, discard the seeds & Squeeze out the juice from it.
• Pour the Lemon/Lime Juice into the Nannari Syrup.
• Pour cold water into it.
• Top it up with a few Ice Cubes.
• And finally let's begin the musical melody...(ting, ting, ting...)
• Thoroughly mix everything together using a spoon (Ithu Pakka Locallu!!! i.e Its the local way of doing)
• Or simply use a Boston shaker for the purpose( Ithu Peteru!!! Well, let's get classy then...)
• Serve Lemon Nannari Sarbath cold... cold...cold...

NANNARI LEMON SARBATH

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NOTES:

• The quality of Nannari Syrup is the secret behind tasty & aromatic Lemon Nannari Sarbath.
• I have used Homemade Nannari Sarbath in this recipe.  Get easy with your preferred store-bought one or try to make a Nannari Syrup at home for fixing up this drink.
• Adjust the amount of Nannari Sarbath to suit your Sweet Tooth and flavour requirement.
• Can use Lemon or Lime for this drink.
• Adjust the amount of Lemon/Lime Juice accordingly.
• Can use Tender Coconut Water instead of Water for yet another refreshing drink - Tender Coconut Nannari Sarbath.
• Add Carbonated Water/Soda for a Sparkling Nannari Sarbath. 

 

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