How to make Butterfly pea flower Lemonade | Shankhapushpi Lemonade | Aparajita Lemonade
Butterfly pea flower Lemonade | Shankhapushpi Lemonade | Aparajita Lemonade is just 4 ingredient recipe, easy to make, vegan, gluten free drink made using butterfly pea flower, simple sugar syrup and lemon.
Servings 1
Ingredients
- 5-6 Butterfly Pea Flowers
- 250 ml Water
- 1 tsp Maple Syrup
- 1/2 tsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
- This lemonade is made by infusing the flowers of the Butterfly Pea plant in hot water.
- Here I have used fresh flowers, so removed the green stem and leaves, as if left on they will turn the tea a little bitter in taste.
- If using dried flowers then you can omit this step and directly drop them into hot water.
- To begin making lemonade, heat water in a sauce pan.
- Pour the hot water over the butterfly pea flowers.
- Let them steep for no longer than 3 to 4 minutes. The color of the water will turn royal blue in color.
- Now strain the tea and let it cool down completely. Add maple syrup as required and stir well.
- At this stage, if you wish to have the it as warm tea, there is no need to cool it down. Serve it right away.
- But since we will serve this as lemonade, hence keep it in the fridge to chill further for few hours.
- Once the blue tea is cooled, add lemon juice in it and you will see the magic, the color of blue tea will turn to purple/violet.
- Pour into serving glasses with plenty of ice and lemon slices in it.
- Add some fresh butterfly pea flower petals as garnish and serve chilled.
Notes
1. You may use sugar powder, honey or sugar syrup if not vegan.