Mahua Juice

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Ingredients

1 cup	mahua flowers
4 cups	water
2 tablespoons	jaggery
1 pinch	salt
1 teaspoon	lemon juice
—	ice cubes

Instructions

1. 1 Rinse the mahua flowers thoroughly under running water to remove any dirt or impurities.
2. 2 Soak the cleaned mahua flowers in 4 cups of water for about 12 hours or overnight.
3. 3 After soaking, strain the liquid into a bowl using a fine mesh sieve or a muslin cloth, pressing the flowers to extract maximum juice.
4. 4 Add jaggery to the strained liquid and stir until it is completely dissolved.
5. 5 Add a pinch of salt and lemon juice to the mixture and stir well.
6. 6 Chill the mahua juice in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour or serve immediately over ice cubes.