Refreshing mint

Mint flavour is generally liked by all with very few exceptions. It is a refresher by itself and  enhances the flavor when added to any thing else. Fresh mint leaves are used in flavouring biryanis, cold soups n fruit punches, chutneys but here i am talking  of a mint concentrate which i learnt from my friends. It is very refreshing n stays in the fridge for a while to keep u refreshed on a tiring day or a lively evening with friends.

Ingredients:

11/4 kg sugar, equal amount of water, 1 kg fresh lime juice, 100 g fresh mint leaves, pinch of green color.

Preparation:

1. Put sugar and water to boil.
2. After about ten minutes when it reduces in quantity, add the lime juice and bring it to boil. 
3. Now add the mint leaves and the color, stir it well, put off the fire and cover it with a lid. 
4. When it cools down stain it and store this concentrate in a bottle and keep it in the fridge till further use. 
5. Pour a quarter of this concentrate on to a tall glass, fill the rest of the glass with cold water leaving a little space for two ice cubes. 
6. Decorate it with a sprig of mint leaves and serve.

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