Sweets & Drinks & Side Dish

Watermelon Mint Squash

Ingredients | Procedure | Others

Mint

scientific name is Mentha
Pudina in Bengali

  • Relaxes stomach muscles, reducing gas and eases indigestion.
  • Content of menthol acts as a natural decongestant, helping to open airways.
  • Content of menthol also helps in killing oral bacteria, providing a natural fresh sensation.
  • Anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties is effective in calming itches.

Ingredients

Watermelon: ½ Lime: ½ Green Chilli: 1
Salt: ¼ tsp Black Salt: ½ tsp Chaat Masala: 1 tsp
Brown Sugar: 3 Tbsp Fresh Mint Leaves: small amount Cold Water: 1 cup
Fragrant Lime: 1 slice per glass Head of Fresh Mint Leaves: 1 per glass Ice Cubes: as you wish

Procedure

Step 1: Wash the outside of watermelon in running water.

Step 2: Cut in 2 pieces.

Step 3: Wrap the two portions of watermelon with cling film.

Step 4: Keep in the fridge to store the watermelon in good condition.

Step 5: Pluck the soft heads of the mint leaves.

Step 6: Wash the mint leaves.

Step 7: Keep in fridge for freshness of mint leaves.

Step 8: Take out half of the watermelon.

Step 9: Cut into small pieces to gather watermelon pulp. Remove the seeds from the pieces of watermelon pulp.

Step 10: Cut the green chilli and remove the seeds.

Step 11: Chop the seedless chilli into minced  pieces.

Step 12: Take out the fresh mint leaves from the fridge.

Step 13: Add small amouts of seedless watermelon pulp pieces in the jar. Blend with a hand-blender. Repeat the process till all the watermelon pult pieces are used.

Step 14: Add brown sugar & blend.

Step 15: Add salt & blend.

Step 16: Add minced green chilli and blend.

Step 17: Add black salt & blend.

Step 18: Add chaat masala & blend.

Step 19: Add minced fresh mint leaves.

Step 20: Pour 1 cup cold water.

Step 21: Pour lime juice & blend. Taste the squash. If required, add some more lime juice and blend.

Step 22: Tasting perfect.

Step 23: Serve Watermelon Mint Squash with ice cubes, fragrant lime (Gondhoraj Lebu) & mint leaves.

Tips

  1. In Step 3, cling film helps to keep the watermelon healthy for many days.
  2. In Step 13, make sure that the watermelon pulp pieces are completely squeezed into juicy liquid.
  3. In Step 20, helps in keeping the squash in proper colour and protect the mint leaves from turning black.
  4. In Step 23, fragrant lime (Gondhoraj Lebu) is used for a refreshing flavour.