Rose Milk

Rose milk is a rose flavoured summer drink recipe which can be prepared in minutes, if you keep the ingredients ready. In Tamilnadu, you can see this drink in almost every juice shops. In my hometown, on every marriage occasions, we usually welcome our guests with rosemilk only. My most favourite paal ice (popsicle) is prepared using rosemilk only. Prepare and store the rosemilk syrup in refrigerator.  so you can prepare rosemilk on any time. Let see how to prepare this simple drink.

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INGREDIENTS:

FOR ROSEMILK SYRUP:

½ cup water

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon bright red food colour

¼ teaspoon rose essence

FOR ROSEMILK:

1 cup chilled milk

2 to 3 tablespoons rosemilk syrup

2 tablespoons sugar

Few ice cubes

2 tablespoons sabja seeds or 2 tablespoons badam pisin (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS:

TO PREPARE ROSEMILK SYRUP:

In a heavy bottomed vessel, take water and add sugar to it. Mix well till the sugar dissolves.

Then bring it to boil.  Let it boil for 4 to 5 min in medium flame. When the syrup becomes slightly thick, add food colour and boil  it for few more min.

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When the syrup becomes thick in consistency, switch off the flame and cool down.

After cooling, add rose essence and store in a clean, air-tight container & refrigerate it.

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TO PREPARE ROSEMILK:

Add sabja seeds or badam pisin in a serving glass. Then add in 2 tablespoons of rosemilk syrup to it.  Then add in sugar and few ice cubes. Now pour in chilled milk.

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Stir well and serve chilled.

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