JIGARTHANDA RECIPE | JIL JIL JIGARTHANDA | SUMMER SPECIAL

I have to first admit that I have never tasted jigarthanda before, though I really wanted to. I every time stare at the Jigarthanda picture in Murugan Idli shop, but never tried it. I will surely try soon as I want to try it in a restaurant too. After I tried few days back, I am really liking its rich taste. I have never tried falooda too, some people say this is also tastes similar to that. Since I am a great great fan of nanaari sarbath, I always buy and stock the sharbat bottle and have it now and then with lemon squeezed to it. I really love it. I have never liked the flavor as a kid, but now totally changed. I love to have it chilled with loads of ice cubes, a pinch of salt and lemon squeezed to it. Thats nannari shebat I have usually. I always wondered if we could use this syrup in any other ways. But had no idea until I saw the recipe in CFG. I referred Pavithra’s blog too for the basic idea. I enjoyed this drink to the core, I am sure this will be your favorite too if you try. Its body coolant too with the nanaari syrup and the agar agar. I  know there are lots of variations in the recipe, but here’s mine.

Jigarthanda recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Drinks
Prep Time: 30 mins    |  Cook time: 30 mins    |  Serves: 2

Ingredients

Milk - 3 cup

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Nannari sharbat syrup (Sarasaparilla root syrup) - 4 tblsp

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Agar agar/ China grass - 1/2 tsp

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Ice cream - 2 scoops

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Tutti frutti (optional) - 1 tblsp

Method

1. Boil milk and reduce it to 1 & 1/2 cups, that is boil until the volume is reduced to half. Cool down and keep refrigerated until use.

2. Heat water until its warm and add china grass to it, dissolve it completely. Mix well and cool down, keep in fridge for 30 mins. (Or prepare jelly as per the package instructions)

3. At the time of serving, take out the set jelly and in the serving glasses, add 2 tablespoon of the jelly.

4. Add nannari syrup in each glass, followed by the chilled thick milk.

5. Lastly scoop ice cream to each on top. Garnish with tutti frutti if you like it.

Notes

• You can use any colour of china grass, I preferred white, but mine is flavored. Vanilla flavored.
• You can replace nannari syrup with rose flavored syrup too.
• You can replace agar agar with badam pisin.
• Any rich ice cream that can go with this can be used.

Mix and drink the Jil Jil Jigarthanda. Yummy, rich drink that cools your soul too!

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