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Glass jar filled with bright orange squash beside fresh oranges

Orange Squash Recipe

Homemade orange squash made with fresh oranges, sugar, water and lemon juice. Serve it with chilled water or carbonated soda for a refreshing orange drink.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 6 glass
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg fresh oranges
  • 1 cup sugar 250 g
  • 1.2 cups water
  • Juice of 1 lemon

Equipment

  • Sauce Pan
  • Measuring Cups
  • Blender

Method
 

  1. Peel the oranges, separate the segments and remove the seeds.
  2. Blend the cleaned orange segments in a mixer grinder.
  3. Strain the blended mixture if you prefer a smoother squash. You can skip straining if you like pulp.
  4. Add sugar and water to a saucepan and prepare the sugar syrup. Let it cool.
  5. Add the orange juice and lemon juice to the cooled syrup and mix well.
  6. Cook the mixture on low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring gently.
  7. Allow the squash to cool completely, then transfer it to a clean glass bottle and refrigerate.
  8. To serve, mix ½ cup squash with ½ cup chilled water or ½ cup chilled carbonated soda.

Notes

Store the prepared squash in a clean glass bottle in the refrigerator.
Remove the seeds before blending the orange segments.
Let the sugar syrup cool before combining it with the orange juice.