Fennel sharbat with cardamom

Soak the fennel seeds and cardamom pods in a bowl with ½ cup water in the fridge overnight. It will cause spices release their flavour.

Once they are soaked, grind them with their soaking water and ½ cup water of water in a food processor.
Strain the water with help of a butter muslin cloth in a bowl and squeeze it..

Now add remaining ½ cup of water and sugar to the mixture and mix well. Pour it into a pot, bring to simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes until the syrup thickens and turn off the heat.
Sharbat is ready, allow to chill.

For serving, in a glass with 1 cup water, add 2 tbsp of syrup, 1-2 ice cubes, ½ tsp rose water and drops of lemon juice.

This sharbat is refreshing and very tasty during a Summer day.
This sharbat syrup can last for several months in the fridge.
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