Pomegranate Juice Recipe (Anar Juice)
Homemade fresh pomegranate juice (Anar Juice) is so much tastier and more economical than the packaged one that you will never buy it again once you make it at home. Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to peel a pomegranate easily and how to make pomegranate juice.
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 6 large pomegranates
Instructions
Peel The Pomegranates
- Wash the pomegranates and wipe them using a kitchen cloth.
- Now cut the pomegranate in half using a sharp knife.
- Keep a large bowl on the kitchen counter and hold one-half of the pomegranate over the bowl with the cut side down.
- Now start to hit the pomegranate using something heavy. I used my rolling pin but you can also use a meat tenderizer. Keep rotating the pomegranate as you go.
- The arils will start to fall in the bowl. Keep hitting until all the seeds are collected in the bowl. If a few seeds are still left, then take them out using fingers.
- Discard any white pith that has fallen into the bowl.
- Deseed all the pomegranates in the same manner. Easy peasy, right?
- You can deseed the arils and store them in a container and refrigerate them for up to 2 weeks. Use them to make fresh juice every day.
Make The Juice In A Blender or Food Processor
- Transfer the pomegranate arils to the large jar of a high-speed blender.
- Make sure there is no membrane attached to the seeds, otherwise the juice will become bitter in taste.
- Pulse for 3-4 seconds until the arils are crushed but the hard seeds are intact.
- Sieve the juice through a fine-mesh strainer. Keep pressing with a silicone spatula to get the maximum juice and discard the leftover pulp.
- Pour the juice into serving glasses. Add a few ice cubes (optional) and serve chilled.
- This juice tastes best when made fresh but if you have leftovers, then store them in an airtight container for 3-4 days. Stir well before serving.
Make The Juice Using A Citrus Press
- This is probably the easiest way to make pomegranate juice as there is no need to de-seed them. Just wash the pomegranates and cut them in half horizontally.
- Now keep one half over the citrus press and press to release all the juice.
- You will be left with the skin of the pomegranates with the seeds. Discard it and enjoy the juice!
Make The Juice In A Juicer
- Add the pomegranate seeds to a juicer and process the juice. Enjoy!
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Notes
Always wear old clothes or an apron while handling the pomegranates. Their stains don’t go very easily from the cloth. Also, try to use an old chopping board and steel or a glass bowl to collect the seeds. The stains won’t go away from plastic bowls.
Make sure to not wash the seeds. If they come in contact with water, they get spoiled very soon.
You can mix the pure pomegranate juice with apple juice, grapefruit juice, lemon juice, grape juice, cranberry juice, orange juice, etc to make a new variation.
You can also add in veggies like beetroot, tomato, etc to make it even more nutritious.
Sometimes pomegranate juice is very heavy to drink. In that case, mix it with some water, club soda, or seltzer.
You can add some lime juice, pink salt, or black salt to it for a delicious taste.
I like to add some juice to green tea and make myself a nice mocktail.
I like to use this delicious juice as a base for my salad dressing. It gives a lovely sweet-tart flavor to it.
Nutrition
Calories: 234kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 666mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg
