Watermelon iced tea
Sit back, soak up the sun and sip on glasses of this refreshing watermelon iced tea while you make the most of your summer days. Easy to make and tasty, this drink is crowd pleaser!
Equipment
- Sauce pan
Ingredients
- 6 English breakfast tea bags
- 3 cups water
- 3-4 tbsp jaggery powder or sugar
- 3 cups watermelon pulp
- 2 cups watermelon cut into cubes
- 6-8 ice cubes
- 1 tbsp black salt optional
For garnishing
- 8-10 mint leaves
- 8-10 watermelon cubes
- 4 cocktail bamboo sticks
Instructions
- In a saucepan, over medium heat bring the water to boil. Once boiling, turn the flame off, add the jaggery powder/sugar and the tea bags. Cover and let it sit for for 7-8 minutes
- Discard the tea bags, pour the sweetened in a jug or pitcher and let it come to room temperature. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes
To assemble the watermelon iced tea
- In individual high ball glasses, add the ice cubes and pour ½ cup cooled and sweetened tea, followed by ½ cup watermelon pulp. Give it a stir and add in some watermelon cubes, drizzle a touch of black salt (if using)
- Thread a mint leaf with two watermelon cubes in your cocktail skewers and add them to the iced tea glasses. Serve immediately and enjoy your watermelon iced tea. Cheers!
Notes
- If you wish you could replace black salt with a touch of chaat masala as well, or leave them both out, altogether
- You can even add honey or any sweetener of your choice to your watermelon iced tea
- The amount of sweetener to be added needs to adjusted with the sweetness of your melon. If your fruit is quite sweet you could go easy on your sweetener
- You will achieve the best tasting iced tea only when your watermelon is sweet and juicy. If it is bland or tasteless your iced tea will not taste the same
- Even green tea works well in this recipe
- 1 cup = 250 millilitres
- tbsp - tablespoon