Wood apple sharbat
The word ‘Wood Apple’ should not be confused with another similar fruit Kaitha.
Kaitha is tough and rough woody skin as bael but bael fruit is a sweet, aromatic fruit, where as kaitha is sour taste and eaten with salt and chilli powder.
These both fruits differ in taste, colour and properties. Bael is good for stomach. This is instant body cooler and an energizer on a sunny day.
If you are wondering, how to include these hard-exterior fruits in your daily diet, the best way is to drink homemade bael sherbat. Popular in Odisha festival known as Pana Shankrati this sherbat serves as prashad.
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Wash before using, hit the hard shell, decide into 2 parts.
Scoop out all the pulps into a big bowl
Add water 1 Cup of water, mash the pulp till it softens and turns into semi-fluid consistency.
You may also grind the pulp for quick and easy process.
Strain well to remove all solid impurities.
Now add jaggery and chilled water.
This is the simplest way of sharbat according to Ayurveda.
You may also add some other ingredients to enhance the flavour according to your taste.
I love this simplest and healthiest way for my health.
You can increase or decrease the consistency of the sherbet by adding more jaggery or water as desired.
Pour the sherbet in a jar keep this in fridge and enjoy whole day with this healthy drink.