Recipe- Beat The Heat With Carrot Orange Mocktail

Some parts of India gets terribly hot during summers and so while my elders happily sipped their chai in the evening I wanted to drink something chilled. And so mom would often make us mango shakes, cold coffee etc. This mocktail is a simple drink which is tasty and will also quench your thirst.

Ingredients

2 carrots
1 orange
½ inch ginger
1-2 tsp sugar or honey adjust to taste
? cup water
ice cubes
water soda or sparkling

Method

* Wash, peel the carrots and chop them into medium size pieces. Peel and cut the orange and ginger into pieces.

* Put everything together in a blender along with sugar, water and some ice cubes. Blend until smooth.

* Strain the mixture, press it with a spatula or spoon to extract the juice completely. Discard the solids.

* Pour the mixture into glasses till 2/3 full, add soda/sparkling water to fill the remaining glass.

* Serve chilled.