Ingredients

• 1 kg - sugar
• 400 ml - water
• 8 gm - citric acid
• 1 tsp - red colour
• 1tsp - rose essence

How to Make Rose Syrup

• Mix the sugar and water in a heavy bottomed steel vessel. Keep it on the stove. When the sugar dissolves, add citric acid.
• Let it boil once or twice.
• Remove from gas and cool completely (it should take 5 to 6 hours to cool).
• Strain the syrup.
• Add the colour and essence.
• Mix well.
• Pour the syrup in dry sterilised bottles and refrigerate it.
• To serve:
• Pour 3 -4 tbsp of the syrup in a tall glass and add sufficient water/ milk with some crushed ice.
• Serve chilled.