Mohabbat ka Sharbat Recipe

Pink colored Mohabbat ka sharbat in a glass topped with watermelon cubes.

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Mohabbat ka Sharbat is a chilled milk-based drink made with rose syrup and fresh watermelon, popular in North India. It has a light pink color, balanced sweetness and a refreshing taste. Sabja seeds are often added for texture and cooling effect but can be skipped. This easy no-cook drink is best served cold as a summer refresher.

Prep Time20

Cook Time0

Total Time20

Course: Beverages

Cuisine: North Indian

Diet: Vegetarian

Difficulty Level: Moderate

Servings:

Calories: 314kcal

Author: Dassana Amit

Ingredients

3 cups milk – chilled
5 tablespoons rooh afza or rose syrup
1 tablespoon rose water – optional
2 to 2½ cups watermelon – finely chopped (small cubes)
3 tablespoons sugar – optional, adjust to taste
6 to 8 ice cubes – optional
2 teaspoons sabja seeds (sweet basil seeds) – soaked in 1 cup water or 4 to 5 tbsp soaked sabja seeds

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Instructions

Chill the milk and chopped watermelon until cold.
Soak sabja seeds in water until they swell, then strain.
In a jug or bowl, mix chilled milk with rose syrup/rooh afza until the color turns light pink.
Add sugar. Stir to dissolve.
Add rose water if using and mix gently.
Fold in finely chopped watermelon.
Add soaked sabja seeds and mix.
Drop in ice cubes if preferred.
Pour into glasses and serve mohabbat ka sharbat immediately.

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Notes

Use chilled ingredients for best taste.
Cut watermelon into small even cubes.
Adjust sugar based on the sweetness of the watermelon and the syrup.
Add sabja seeds only after soaking well.
You can use chia seeds instead of sabja seeds, but do soak them well.
If adding ice cubes, keep the drink slightly sweeter as melting ice will dilute it.
Do not store after mixing and serve immediately.

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