Hyderabad Mojito [Bulkbites.com]

• Servings: 1
• Time: 25 minutes

Eating oranges has many benefits to it. For example, it helps prevent cancer and several kidney diseases. Oranges also help in reducing risks associated with liver cancer, lowering cholesterol and boosting heart health. Besides helping you quench thirst, lemons provide you relentless protection against a variety of poisons. Lemons also have strong immune-boosting powers, antiviral and antibacterial properties. Other benefits of lemon include weight loss, cleansing liver and helping during various digestive processes. Lemons are also rich in limonene, pectin, bioflavonoids, vitamin C, magnesium, calcium and citric acid.

Nutrition

• calories: 278
• protein: 5
• carbs: 68
• fat: 1
• saturated fat: 0.11
• polyunsaturated fat: 0.18
• monounsaturated fat: 0.14
• cholesterol: 0
• sodium: 16
• potassium: 928
• dietary fiber: 14.47
• sugars: 37.35
• vitamin a: 110
• vitamin c: 284
• calcium: 227
• iron: 1
• magnesium: 0
• complex carbs: 16.18
• other fats: 0.57

Ingredients

• 2 large Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties
• 1 fl oz Carbonated beverage, SPRITE, lemon-lime, without caffeine
• 0.5 1 fl oz Simple Syrup
• 2 fl oz Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 90 proof
• 1 fruit without seeds Lemons, raw, with peel
• 1 sprigs Coriander (cilantro) leaves, raw

Instructions

• While keeping the skin on, dice the orange.
• Take a tall glass and muddle the cilantro and the diced orange in it. Make sure you are extracting the oil from orange’s peel. Now add a shot of syrup, two shots of rum, lemon squeeze and the juice of another orange. Now add ice and shake the ingredients well.
• After straining into a tall glass, use crushed ice to fill halfway. Then top it using sprite. Just before serving, garnish the drink using cilantro.