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Lekhchef (Algerian Raisin Drink)

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Drink

Tags: algerian, easy, recipes for beverages, recipes using cinnamon stick, recipes using flower water, recipes using raisin, recipes using sugar, recipes with metric units, recipes without servings

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ALekhchef_%28Algerian_Raisin_Drink%29)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ALekhchef%20%28Algerian%20Raisin%20Drink%29&oldid=4513340

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 1 L water
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 150 g raisins, rinsed well
  • Sugar to taste
  • Orange blossom water
  • Rose water

Directions

  1. Combine the water and cinnamon sticks in a saucepan. Bring to a boil.
  2. Add the raisins to the boiling water, and simmer over low heat.
  3. Sweeten drink to taste with sugar, and stir over very low heat to dissolve sugar.
  4. Remove from the heat, remove the cinnamon sticks, and let the drink completely cool down.
  5. Flavour with orange blossom water and rose water.
  6. Put the beverage in the refrigerator and serve very cold with or without raisins.

Notes

If you decide to blend the final mixture, do not add sugar, as your drink might end up too sweet.