A cooling, refreshing and gorgeous mocktail – The Pomegranate Coconut Rhapsody.
Pomegranate Coconut Mocktail
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Pomegranate Coconut Mocktail
Description
The Pomegranate Coconut Mocktail is a vibrant drink that combines the sweetness and texture of tender coconut with the tartness of pomegranate juice and seeds. Intrigue is added with the 'secret' syrup. It's a perfect summer beverage that is both refreshing and delicious.
Ingredients:
For the chilli-ginger syrup
Instructions
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On the day/night before: Prepare the ice cubes. I used two large ice cube trays, 28 ice cubes each. Into one tray, added pomegranate seeds to half fill each ice mould and then filled with coconut water. In the other tray, I filled with plain pomegranate juice. Freeze till the mocktails are ready to be served.
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Also, the day before you need to prepare the syrup so that it is enriched with the flavours of ginger and chilli. Add the dried chillies to a dry pan (I use cast iron) and roast on medium flame till they give out a light smoky aroma and are just slightly charred.
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Add the water and sugar to a saucepan. Bring to a simmer. Add the ginger slices, roasted/smoked dried chillies and fresh chillies. Continue to simmer till the mixture thickens into a syrup-like consistency. Don’t boil too long. (At sea level, water should boil at 212 ºF/100ºC. And at just over 219ºF /104ºC, it should be syrup.) But I am usually lazy to use my candy thermometer. I just keep checking on the thickness. once it coats my wooden spoon, I remove it from heat. If you boil it too long, your sugar syrup will crystalline, once stored. And that happens sometimes.. it’s okay I just reheat it with some water added, and it’s good to use!
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Add the tender coconut flesh and the coconut water to a blender or use an immersion blender. Blend till the flesh is ground up a little without turning milky. We want bits of flesh and for the drink to look cloudy.
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Time to serve: Pour some syrup( around 2 Tbsp) into the bottom of each glass. Add (2-3) of the plain pomegranate ice cubes. Top up with the blended coconut water. Add the (pomegranate seed- coconut water) ice cubes on top. Garnish with mint if desired.
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I have made these several times. Sometimes, I add a little plain pomegranate juice before topping up with the coconut water, to give it a pink collar( as seen in one set of the pictures). Make sure the coconut water is the star though!
