This drink deserves to be on your Diwali party menu. Mildly spiced, with traditional Indian flavours and bejeweled colours, it’s an absolute show stopper. Mocktails also help those in a party who don’t consume alcohol not feel left out or sipping plainly on a pepsi or a coca cola. I have used club soda to give it a party kick, but plain cold water would work well too. Make sure you drizzle in the pomegranate juice at the very end for cloudy red hit in the drink.

Recipe :

Ingredients : (makes 2 glasses)

• 1 Bay Leaf
• 2 Cloves
• 2 Green Cardamoms
• 2 tsp Sugar
• 1/4 cup Mango Juice
• 1/4 cup Pomegranate Juice
• Club Soda as required
• 1 Cup water
• Ice cubes
• Glacé Cherries for garnish

Method :

1. In a bowl boil water. Turn off the flame. Add the whole spices and sugar and allow to completely cool down. Strain and set aside.
2. In a pitcher, add the spiced water, mango juice, club soda and stir well.
3. Heap ice into a glass, pour the spiced mango drink.
4. Garnish with a tooth pick that has Glacé cherries on one end.
5. When ready to serve, pour pomegranate juice to create a red hit.
6. Serve cold.

Let the festivities begin !!