Brazilian Lemonade/Limonada Suiça

Brazilian lemonade is a beverage prepared with lime (not with lemons). Limonada suiça (lemonade in Portuguese) is also known as "Swiss lemonade" in Brazil. It is prepared with sweetened condensed milk. Instead of condensed milk, another drink named "Caipirinha" (the national drink) is prepared by adding "cachaca". Caipirinha is a cocktail and cachaca is a distilled white alcohol prepared from sugarcane.

Ingredients:
Limes - 2
Sweetened condensed milk - 4 tbsp.
Water - 3 cups
Sugar - ACCORDING TO TASTE
Ice cubes

Method:
1. Cut each lime into 4 wedges. Remove seeds and white piths.
2. Add all ingredients in a blender and pulse for 3 to 5 times or till the froth appears on the top.
3. Strain the rinds and pour the lemonade in the glasses, drop 2 ice cubes in each glass and gulp it immediately.
4. Do not store in the refrigerator. It tastes bitter when kept for a long time.
5. While filtering, the froth too gets filtered. Another method is there to prepare this.
6. Blend water and lime wedges for few seconds. Strain. Now add the juice, sugar, condensed milk and ice cubes in the clean blender and pulse it. Enjoy immediately.

Sent off to "AWED-Brazil" hosted by Sara and started by DK.

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