Lemonade with homemade syrup – Lemon syrup recipe with step-by-step pictures.
The homemade lemon syrup is a perfect keeper recipe which I learned from my athai many years back. My grandmother used to make this during summers and keep this inside the refrigerator. Whenever guests come, it is easy for us to serve this by just mixing it with water.
Even my perimma, my mom’s elder sister makes this and we used to enjoy this daily during our summer vacation. This is a very simple syrup made using sugar, ginger, and fresh lemon extract. We are boiling sugar syrup along with ginger till it reaches one string consistency. Then we are adding the fresh lemon syrup to this. This stays good for 2 months in the refrigerator.
If you ask me whether we can replace sugar with jaggery, the answer is no. Jaggery will not stay good for a long time.
Also, check out the watermelon sharbat, Shikanji, Gooseberry lemonade, Nanari sarbath, Basil lemonade.
Lemonade recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup lemon juice
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups sugar
- A big piece ginger
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Peel the skin of the ginger and crush it roughly in a mortar and pestle.
- Put sugar, water and ginger pieces in a vessel and boil till the sugar comes to one string consistency.
- Put off the flame, cover it and allow this to completely cool.
- Discard the ginger. Add a pinch of salt.
- Filter the fresh lemon juice. I used Indian lemons.
- Add this to the sugar syrup.
- Lemon syrup is ready.
- Store this in a clean glass bottle.
- While serving add 2-3 tbsp of lemon syrup to 1 cup of water.
- Mint leaves can be added while serving and fresh lemon wedges can also be added while serving.
- You can soak little sabja seeds for 15 mins and add this to the fresh lemonade while serving.
Notes
- Peel the skin of the ginger and crush it roughly in a mortar and pestle.
- Put sugar, water, and ginger pieces in a vessel and boil.
- Let the sugar comes to one string consistency
- Put off the flame, cover it and allow this to completely cool.
- Discard the ginger. Add a pinch of salt.
- Filter the fresh lemon juice. I used Indian lemons.
- Add this to the sugar syrup.
- Lemon syrup is ready.
- Store this in a clean glass bottle.
- While serving add 2-3 tbsp of lemon syrup to 1 cup of water.
- Mint leaves can be added while serving and fresh lemon wedges can also be added while serving.
- You can soak little sabja seeds for 15 mins and add this to the fresh lemonade while serving.
- Never add the lemon juice when the syrup is hot or warm.
- Do not squeeze out too much juice from the lemon. This will give a bitter taste to the lemonade.
- This Homemade lemon syrup if properly handled will stay good in the refrigerator for 2 months
- Lemonade can be served as an appetizer for parties too.
looks yum..refreshing..
This is awesome recipe n much needed for summer rather than rushing for bottled drinks this serves the purpose.. it would be wonderful if we mix with soda i guess.. Too good i am making it for sure!!
Even i also had this idea of mixing soda to this.
nice one.. which sister of mother makes it for you every summer??
Perfect thirst quencher for the summer jay.Approx how many lemons would u req for 1 cup of juice.Any idea.
Sudha , for 1 cup approx 10to 12medium sized lemons I used. As it depends on the juiciness of the lemon I didn't mention the no in therecipe
Very refreshing…Remember my mom making this syrup every summer too
wow….very refresching drink dear….lovely…
refreshing …love the picture
Very refreshing, I like the addition of ginger to it..
Wow..What a refreshing drink!
Never made lemon syrup, my mom used to make instant lemonade without the syrup & I used to follow her. Now that I have got the recipe, will try it for sure. Thanks for sharing.
I am going to try this soon.looks very refreshing…….
Maha
Refreshing and apt for this summer
Perfect thirst quencher for this hot summer here in chennai. Love all the clicks.
I make this every summer too since my daughter and husband are huge lemonade fans… I too add ginger.. i think ginger and lemon go so well together and remind me of sugarcane juice 🙂
lemonade looks so refreshing
Refreshing quencher for the summer…
Amma makes it too but a diff version…perfect recipe for summer. Feel like grabbing that glass right away 🙂 Lovely clicks and luved that cute little bottle/jar 🙂
wow….soo refreshing!!
Thirst quenching lemonade. Slurp. Lemonade is always so easy to make and such a comfort drink to rely on.
Looks very refreshing..love ginger and lemon combo..
refreshing drink. Love the syrup method.
Wow!! very refreshing. Feel like having right now.
very very refreshing and good combo..lemon and ginger
very nice recipe. I will make this soon thank you
going to make this… very refreshing … summer is here… and thank you for the comments at my space.. 🙂
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Perfect thirst quencher..Refreshing!!
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I wish can have that glass now …so perfect for this weather
so refreshing and perfect for summers !!
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Perfect for summer
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Nice click and lovely drink!
Wowww… Looks absolutely perfect and refreshing.. thanks for sharing dear 🙂
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looks too good n nice bottle of the lemon syrup..perfect drink
Refreshing and perfect. I was wondering how long can I store it. But I guess if I make it it won't last for over 3 days. I love lemonade with ginger 🙂
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thanks for sharing the award with me. Even the lemonade got over in 3 days at my place, but normally when preserved properly , this will stay for a month
Love this a lot and I too make sugar syrup but not to string consistency, just to rolling boil that's all. Looks so refreshing and perfect for summer 🙂 Slurp slurp 🙂
Even i feel rolling boil is enough if we make in small quantities. My perimma makes in bulk and store for a month as they have a few lemon trees in their house
Perfect thirst quencher in summer's……very yum….
Thnks for the lemon syrup recipe,,.will try sometime,,,:) wish ya happy festival,..:)
Really i Love this!!!!!!
As i was not well known about the ready made storage of the stuff but now i will make a lot of it and store for at about 7 days.
So when feel to have refreshingly stuff will opt for this.
Thanks for the update.
How many days can I preserv this syrup
Geeta you can preserve this for 30 to 45 days in the refrigerator. Updated in the post too
If i want to add pudina to it
So how and when i add it
Add mint leaves while adding the ginger pieces. Will give a nice flavour
Hello ma'am, mom used to make this exactly as you have mentioned. But, my hubby avoids sugar. Do u think jaggery would be a good alternative?