LYCHEE ICE TEA WITH COCONUT JELLY
 
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups water, hot
  • 2 black tea bags
  • 1 cup coconut water
  • ½ tsp agar agar
  • ½ tbsp basil seeds (sabja seeds)
  • ¾ water
  • 8 lychees, deseeded
  • 2 tbsp sugar syrup
  • 8 fresh lychee, deseeded
Instructions
  1. Start by brewing tea bags in hot water for at least 5-10 minutes.
  2. For the coconut jelly, add coconut water and agar agar to a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil, then pour it into a square dish. Let it sit in the refrigerator for at least 10 minutes or until the jelly is set.
  3. ⁠Soak basil seeds (sabja seeds) in water for 5 minutes or until they swell up.
  4. ⁠In a bowl, muddle 8 deseeded lychees with 2 tbsp sugar syrup to release all the flavour and aroma.
  5. Assembly- in a bowl, add 8 deseeded lychees, coconut jelly, muddled lychees, basil seeds, brewed tea and ice. Mix everything together and enjoy.
Recipe by Bake with Shivesh at https://bakewithshivesh.com/lychee-ice-tea/