Sharbat-E Tokhme Sharbati - Chia Seeds Drink: Traditional Iranian-Style Summertime Drink

The summertime oestrus too humidity persists, which gives me a expert argue to write close this traditional too cooling Iranian-style summertime sharbat (sherbet). I had briefly mentioned tokhme sharbati inward my post close khakshir, stating that it may locomote added to a drinking glass of khakshir sip for a richer drink. However, I experience that شربت تخم شربتی sharbat-e tokhme sharbati needs to pick out its ain post too locomote recognized every bit a delicious too nutritional herbal sip alongside many wellness benefits. Tokhme sharbati is known to cool downwardly the body, aid amend hydration too is a expert root of antioxidants. It's also a beautiful sip to have, alongside its grayish fuzzy seeds floating inward the ice-water glass. It's similar looking at the nighttime argent blueish heaven covered alongside the tiniest gleaming stars that seem connected from afar but are genuinely really far apart.

Finding the English linguistic communication bespeak tokhme sharbati was quite a challenge. The label on the bundle that I purchased from an Iranian grocery shop said chia seeds. However, afterwards Googling tokhme sharbati,  I also came across names such every bit basil seeds or mount basil seeds.

شربت Sharbat have a long history inward the Farsi cuisine with many variations. Ismail Gorgani wrote inward his twelfth century Farsi book, Zakhireye Khawrazmshahi, which was really much influenced past times Ibn Sina's majority of Qanoon (Canon of Medicine), about sharbats such every bit sekanjabin, pomegranate, etc. These sugar-sweetened drinks may be made alongside fruits, vegetables, herbal seeds, rose H2O and saffron. Now that nosotros are told non to swallow likewise much saccharide too almost everyone is concerned close non becoming diabetic, I reduced the amount of sugar inward this recipe compared to the recipe that was used inward our habitation growing up. You may desire to arrange the amount of sugar/sugar syrup to your gustation too your diet. You tin also substitute honey for sugar. I should betoken out that the authentic Iranian agency of adding saccharide to whatever sharbat is to brand a saccharide syrup first. For saccharide syrup, add together a loving cup of saccharide to a loving cup of H2O inward a modest pan, convey to a gentle boil on medium-high heat, stir until saccharide is completely dissolved. Lower the oestrus too simmer for some other 15-20 minutes until the syrup is reduced too thickens a bit.

Sharbat-e Tokhme Sharbati

Ingredients:
Serves 2

2-3 teaspoons tokhme sharbati (chia seeds), tin locomote flora inward Iranian/Persian markets
ii cups cool water
ii tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon rose water
H5N1 few drops of fresh squeezed lime or lemon juice

Method:

1. Stir the saccharide inward 1/2 loving cup of warm H2O until fully dissolved or role a yoke of tablespoons of the saccharide syrup every bit explained above. 
2. Combine the seeds, H2O too the dissolved sugar, refrigerate for at to the lowest degree ii hours for the seeds to plump up.
3. Add the rose H2O too a few drops of lime juice to taste. The sip is best served cold.

Enjoy!
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