JALLAB A RE FRESHING DRINK FROM MIDDLE EAST

Jallab is a very popular drink in Middle East wich is specially served during Ramadan month in Iftar time. Jallab is made by dates, grape molasses and rose water and served with lots of ice and toped with pine nuts and raisins. Traditionally in Ramadan month every day people break there fast in the evening( Iftar time) with eating dates. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar which is the month of fasting. People starts fasting from the first day of the Ramadan month and The day fasting start after Sehri or sahari… is a morning meal which they have before sun rise and after that do the morning prayer and read Quran from that they starts the day fasting for full day till sunset. At the sunset time after prayer is Iftar time this time people gather to gather and break that day fast. Traditionally A date is the first thing to be eaten during Iftar time. But way Date is the thing to be consumed first in Iftar….After a full day fasting human body needs an instant energy that you can get from dates very easly. Dates are rich in carbohydrates, sugars, dietary fiber and vitamin C too. So if it is Ramadan or navrathri after fasting eating dates is a good choice. Coming to the recipe Jallab, is a drink made by date syrup which is served in Iftar meal and here I go with the recipe …………..


INGREDIENTS:----
This makes 1 glass of jallab drink.
Chilled water --- 3/4 glass
Jallab syrup --- 3 tab sp (you can use only date syrup too)
Rose water --- 1 tea sp ( I don't like a strong aroma of rose water so I added 1 tea sp if you like you can add more)
Ice cubes – 6-8
Pine nuts – 1 tab sp
METHOD:----
Take syrup in a toll glass and add ice cubes, rose water, chilled water mix well and top with pine nuts and serve chilled.
You can get the jallab syrup in grocery store s especially Lebanese stores. .