Sharbat~ AlifBe~27
A flavored syrup made from dried rose petals.
Ingredients
  • 1 Cup dried rose petals (or 125 gm of fresh petals)
  • 2 +2 cups Sugar
  • 2+1 cup of water
  • 5-6 Green Cardamoms
  • Juice of 1 lemon/lime
  • ¼ -1/2 tsp of Red color (Optional)
  • Few drops of Rose Essence
Method
  1. Check and discard any twigs or wilted petals from dried/fresh petals.
  2. Wash with water for 1-2 times and spread on a kitchen towel to remove excess water.
  3. In a large bowl, mix petals and three cups of sugar and rub the mix well.
  4. Allow the mix to stand (covered) for 3-4 hours. This process (mixing sugar and petals and allowing it to stand) is optional. You can directly jump to the next step.
  5. Boil 2 cups of water add it to petals and sugar mixture. Leave covered for another 4-5 hours.
  6. Now pour the mix in a pan/vessel and bring it to a boil. Add juice of a lemon/lime and crushed cardamoms.
  7. Once the mix starts boiling, lower the flame and allow it to simmer for 30-35 minutes.
  8. In another vessel, heat 1 cup of water and pour it in the simmering syrup. Add the remaining 1 cup of sugar and continue to thicken the syrup till one thread consistency is reached.
  9. Switch off the flame and strain the syrup. Add food color (optional) and rose essence and once cool, transfer the syrup in a glass jar or bottle. Store in refrigerator.
  10. Note: Once you boil the mix for 30-40 minutes, you can switch off the gas and add 1 cup of powdered sugar instead of hot water and sugar granules and mix till no lumps remain in the syrup. I don't prefer this method but the method is commonly used by many.
  11. I got around 405 ml of syrup from the above mentioned quantities.
Recipe by Sindhi Rasoi |Sindhi Recipes at https://test.sindhirasoi.com/2021/06/sharbat-alifbe27/