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Lychee and Cardamom Bellini

Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Alcoholic Cocktail
Servings: 1 drink

Ingredients

  • 30 ml lychee and cardamom syrup
  • 90 ml Prosecco
  • Lemon slice/twist finely cut; to garnish
  • Lychee to garnish

For the syrup:

  • 250 gm white sugar
  • 5 cardamom pods
  • 1 can lychees

Instructions

To make the syrup:

  • Heat 250ml warm water and 250gm sugar in a pan. As it starts to boil, crush the cardamom pods and add to it. Continue to heat till the syrup turns aromatic and turns a shade or two darker (should take approximately 15-20 minutes). Remove and allow to cool.
  • Blend one can of lychees along with its syrup till smooth.
  • Combine equal quantities of the sugar syrup with the lychees to get the lychee cardamom syrup.
  • Store in a bottle and refrigerate; use as necessary.

To make the Bellini:

  • In a champagne glass, pour 30ml of the lychee cardamom syrup and then gently top with the Prosecco.
  • Garnish with a lychee and lemon twist.

Notes

The extra sugar syrup can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for upto a week.