Orange Curry Leaf Cooler

Name: Orange Curry Leaf Cooler
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ to 1 cup (120 to 240 ml) chilled sparkling water; 1 cup (150 g) ice cubes; 1 navel, Cara Cara, or blood orange; 1 small chunk ginger (½ inch x ½ inch/13 mm x 13 mm); 6 fresh curry leaves; 2 teaspoons maple syrup or desired sweetener, or to taste

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Plant-Based India

By Sheil Shukla

Published 2022

About

Nonalcoholic beverages sometimes have a bad reputation for being unpleasantly sweet and lacking dimension. I’m hoping to disprove this notion with the aromatic blend of herbaceous, spicy, and citrusy flavors that makes this a punchy mocktail to sip and savor. Choose your favorite orange variety from the three suggested.

Ingredients

1 navel, Cara Cara, or blood orange
1 small chunk ginger (½ inch x ½

Asia
India
Spicy
Gluten-free
Vegan
Drinks

Method

Place two serving glasses in the freezer to chill, about 1 hour.
Using a paring knife, peel the orange, taking care not to remove any white pith. Roughly chop the peel, set aside, and juice the orange.
Put 2 teaspoons chopped orange peel, the ginger, curr