Shikanji

Name: Shikanji
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Madhyapradesh)
Ingredients: Juice of 3 lemons; 2 tbsp sugar or honey; ½ tsp black salt; ¼ tsp roasted cumin powder; Pinch of black pepper; 300ml water or soda water; Ice cubes, mint

🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free📊 Medium

Traditional 68. Shikanji recipe

⏱️5 minPrep

🕒5 minTotal

🍽️2Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Shikanji

Mix lemon juice with sugar until dissolved. Add black salt, cumin, pepper.
Add water or soda water. Stir.
Serve over ice with mint.

📖 Cultural notes

Shikanji at Indore's Sarafa Bazaar is the late-night (which also counts as early morning) thirst-quencher — the bazaar runs from 9 pm to 2 am and shikanji is consumed throughout. ---

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