Wood Apple Juice - Sri Lanka Recipe

Sri Lanka is a country which gets lot of heat and lot of rain. A much favorite drink for sri lankans is, the wood apple juice.Wood apple got its name from the look it has. A wood apple will typically look like an over grown apple with a hard woody shell on the outside. 

 

Wood apple grows in wood apple tree which are mostly found in Sri Lanka and India, thus wood apple is a native to Sri Lanka. In India wood apple is called "BAEL", pronounced as 'BELL'. It has a funky taste, a little sweet, a little sour and the seeds are all bitter. The sweetness comes from the accumulation of honey inside the wood apple fruit.

 

A must have drink during summer time. Bael or wood apple quenches thirst, gives a refreshing feeling and helps in clearing the stomach and detoxifying the body.

Let us quickly make Wood Apple Juice and quench our thirst with this tasty and fast to make recipe. Let's Begin...

Ingredients & Steps: 

 

First thing that we need is a bael or wood apple. Break open the hard shell and carefully scrape the pulp from inside, remove any seeds, we do not want to have a drink that is bitter. 

 

Take a big bowl.

• Add the pulp
• Add 1 ltr water

Mash and mix the pulp in water.

Strain the juice.

Remove all the pulp and take the juice.

• Add 4 tbsp sugar
• Add 1 ltr chilled water
• Add 9 - 12 ice cubes (crushed)

Mix well until sugar completely dissolves. 

Pour it in a glass, garnish with some mint leafs and serve it chilled before the ice melts. 

the aroma of this juice will refresh you, leave aside the juice all by itself. Enjoy this quick summer drink. 

 

 

Wood Apple Juice 

 

 Bael ka Sharbat is ready.