Lemon Grass Syrup/Squash

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Lemon grass was not so common, when I was young, first time I had it in a Thai soup in Thailand many years ago. Having been tasted it, I started buying it. My favorite was to make its infused water. Now It has become so popular that everyone using it in many ways in India too. Recently I  made its squash/syrup which I use in making lemon grass lemonade drink. Here below is its full details how I made it:
Ingredients

3 cups of sugar
1 cups of water 
1.5 cups of lemon juice
4 inch long piece of ginger
7sticks of lemon grass
Process
1.  Take 3 cups of sugar and 1 cup of water in a deep pan.  Put it on the flame and let it boil continuously stirring.
2.  Chop ginger and lemon sticks and add to the boiling syrup.
3.  Make one string consistency syrup on medium heat.
4.  Remove from the heat.
5.  Let it cool. And then add 1.5 cups of lemon juice. Mix properly.
6.  Strain it through a strainer.
7.  Store this syrup in a clean and sterilized bottle.  This concentrate can be kept for three months in the refrigerator.
8. To make a drink, add 1/4 cup of syrup to one glass of water or per your taste.
Serving suggestions for lemon grass lemonade drink:
Take 3 tbsp of squash or to taste in a glass and add chilled water. Mix well. Add 1 tbsp of socked basil leaves and serve.
Enjoy Healthy Cooking!!!
See these posts too:
Leftover Lemon Zest Jam or Chutney 
Boondi Ladoo     
Plain Sawalee or Mathri    
Shakkar Paare or Khurma  
Petha Mithai    
Burfi of Left over Chashni of Petha Mithai     
Shakkar Paare or Khurma  
Sugar Coated phulia or Murmure  
 
Oats Burfi   
Chocolate Squares     
Sugar Coated Sawalee   
Besan Chakris/chaklis    
Pakwan   
Mathi 
Moong Dal Kachori  
Besan Papdi   
Besan Chaklis
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