Wood Apple Juice (Bel ka sharbat)

Wood apple or Bel is actually a herb and has other names too such as Elephant apple or monkey fruit.
The health benefits of Bel fruit includes relief from constipation, indigestion, peptic ulcer, piles & respiratory disorders.
It also boosts immune system , fights off bacterial & viral infections. It is called as wood apple because of its hard wooden shell.
Their shells are tough & the inside is brownish pulp with white seeds. It can be eaten raw or drunk as juice or made into jam.

Ingredients

Bel or wood apple - 1 unit

Water  - as required

Sugar granules - 1 cup

Ice cubes - 1 cup

How to make

Take one wood apple and break down its shell with any wooden material because if you hit with any other metal stick or something it will lose its sweetness.

Now take a container half filled with water and put the wood apple pulp in it.

Mash it up properly with hands so that the pulp gets totally mixed in water.

Now at this step the bel pulp is properly mixed with water. Strain out the juice & throw away the wood apply extract.

Add 1 cup sugar granules & put it in refrigerator for 1 hour before serving. Let it cool down properly and serve it chilled with 1 or 2 ice cubes as per one's taste.