Category Syrups and Sauces

Lemon Syrup

Ingredients: Lemon Juice – 2 cups Lemon Zest – 2 tablespoons Sugar – 1 cup Water – ½ cup Method: Zest the lemons and then juice them. In a small saucepan, boil the sugar, water and lemon zest until the…

Plum Syrup

Ingredients: Ripe Plums – 3 cups, pitted and chopped Water – 2 cups Sugar – 2 cups Method: In a sauce pan combine water, sugar and plums and let simmer for about 10 minutes till the plums are mushy. Remove…

Grenadine Syrup

Grenadine is a pomegranate flavored syrup. It is sweet with a slightly sour taste and has a lovely color. This is used a lot in Middle Eastern cooking and is an interesting alternative to Tamarind Chutney. You can use this…

Orange Syrup

 Ingredients 1 cupsugar 1 ½ cup orange juice 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 teaspoons grated orange zest (optional) 2 tablespoons orange liqueur (optional) Method Combine all ingredients in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat…

Peach Syrup

 Peach Syrup by Just Manners Ingredients: Water – 1 cup Sugar – 1 cup Peaches – 6, peeled, pitted and chopped fine Juice of one lemon Method: In a medium saucepan, stir together water, sugar, lemon juice and peaches. Bring…

Spiced Syrups

To a basic sugar syrup of the consistency that you like, you can add a variety of flavours which can add that something extra to cocktails and desserts. Boil whole cloves and cinnamon sticks in the syrup and let steep…

Simple Sugar Syrup

Sugar syrup or ‘chaashni’ is made in different concentrations. The Simple Sugar Syrup is equal parts of water and sugar boiled till the sugar dissolves. The combinations can be changed to get a thinner sugar syrup or a thicker syrup.…

Strawberry Syrup

Ingredients: Fresh Strawberries – 2 ½ Cups, chopped Sugar – 1 Cup Water – 1 Cup Method Combine water and sugar in a saucepan and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add the strawberries to the sugar syrup and bring…

Syrups and Sauces

In cooking terms, a syrup is any sweet liquid which normally is a solution of sugar and water cooked in different proportions. There are natural syrups also such as palm syrup and maple syrup. Fruits, herbs and spices can be added to a basic…