U know a few days ago I tried this mix, Crystal Light mojito flavor… 5 calories per sachet (no alcohol)..ohmg it tastes so good…and it does taste like limo pani to me…and if its not the exact thing, it’s close enough.
im nto sure what limo paani tht ur referring to tastes like…but to me it had a very “familiar” taste…as if it was something I had in pak (cz I never drank that kind of stuff in US). its worth a shot but..w/e
NO, they are NOT! shikanjabeen is a thick paste of sugar and lemon juice that people in olden days used to lick with fingers. since it was so ‘khaTtaa’ [sour], you would see skin of the forehead shrivel and, hence, the name ‘shikanjabeen’! [shikan = shirivel; jabeen = forhead] given to it…sharbat shikanjabeen is it’s modern version.
Indian Beverage Company, Kissan, used to make ShikanJabeen and market it in bottles…we used to dilute it to make sharbat.
Acc to my knowledge and from what I have had in Paksitan,shikanjabeen is just a desi lemonade.That is lemons and sugars in water and if you add Rooh afza to it,it becomes rooh afza wali shikanjbeen.
If you are talking about the powdered limo pani thing (something like Tang) they had back home,oh it was yummy.I have not tried anything in the US that is close to it,but try making it with green limes,sugar and a tiny pinch of kala namak (not sure what you call it in English..!).It will not be the same but tastes good..!I always like a very very tiny bit of kala namak in home made limeade or lemonade.
It is not a usual for iftaars and also I just eye ball the ingredients depending on how much I am making.Maybe if I am making it out of juice of 2 lemons,I will add 2-3 packets of Splenda and 3 glasses of water and ice and some salt.
Maybe try making some and adjust the lemon juice and sugar acc to your liking,before Ramadan and that way you will know how you like it even if you cannot taste it.
I tried the Crystal light mojito thing.It is great…!
It has a taste of mint in the background which the limopani thing does not,but it is some good tasting stuff..!