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Sweet And Salty Shikanji Recipe To Beat Summer Heat

By Krati Purwar

March 24, 2025

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sliced lemon beside two clear drinking glasses

Summer is here, and heat wave warnings have already started making headlines. One way to beat the heat is to keep your body hydrated, and this is where sweet and salty shikanji comes into the picture. Try this recipe.

clear drinking glass filled with lemon

Ingredients

4 cups water ½ cup lemon juice ½ tsp cumin powder 5 tbsp sugar ¼ tsp salt ⅛ tsp pepper ¼ tsp amchur ¾ tsp black salt Ice cubes Mint leaves

clear drinking glass with lemon juice

Step 1

Squeeze lemons in a jar and pour water in it.

clear drinking glass with lemon juice

Step 2

Add sugar and stir. Keep stirring until the sugar dissolves.

clear glass jar filled with lemonade juice

Step 3

Sprinkle cumin powder, pepper, amchur powder, and salt.

lime juice on drinking glass beside sliced limes

Step 4

Stir the ingredients and refrigerate the beverage.

clear drinking glass with lemon juice

Step 5

After a couple of hours, add ice cubes to the pitcher.

clear drinking glass with lemon juice

Step 6

Add roughly chopped mint leaves and serve the shikanji.

two glasses of lemonade with lemon slices