Hibiscus Basil Lemonade | Basil Lemonade

Hibiscus Basil Lemonade: While flipping through the pages of our recipe LookBook, I found an old quote that I had put in there before : A recipe has no soul. You, as a cook (yes, you are a cook even if you don’t think you are) have to bring soul to a recipe.

This Hibiscus Basil Lemonade Recipe is so simple yet manages to bring back so many memories; that’s the simple formula to a successful, heartfelt recipe, it brings MEANING.

Anyways, this fuss-free recipe comes in courtesy of my lovely hibiscus plant in my garden and it is hella refreshing, if I do say so myself. As Hong Kong is quite humid and hot I make this drink very often in my home. First of all the flavour of the lemonade is amazingly delicious and secondly Hibiscus itself have a lot of health beneficial properties.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Hibiscus petals fresh
• 1/2 tbsp basil seeds
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 cup water
• 4 tsp sugar granuels
• 1 tbsp mint leaves finely chopped

Instructions

• Take a sauce pan add water and hibiscus petals, keep it for boiling at medium flame.
• Once it get boiled turn off the stove. You will see that water has become little purpulish.
• Meanwhile in a small bowl soak the basil seeds in cold water.
• Strain the water, add lemon juice, and after adding lemon juice the water will turn pink. Add sugar while the water is still hot so it can melt easily.
• Once basil seeds bloomed add them also in hibiscus water.
• Finally add mint leaves. Keep this lemonade in refrigerator for 2-3 hours

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