Delicious homemade sugarcane juice with ginger and lemon. You can make this Sugar Cane Juice with Blender.
During summer months in Kerala my hometown there are various fruit juices that are available to beat the heat. Most common is tender coconut water, watermelon juice and sugarcane juice. Then there is Pineapple juice, Nonku (Ice apple, Palmyra palm fruits or toddy palm fruits). Appa used to buy this karimbu juice/Sugarcane juice for us. Since I don’t have a particular machine to extract the juice of Sugarcane in my home, I used my trusted blender to make this juice.
" width="553" height="506">When I was shopping for ingredients to make Ponche naviendo/Mexican Christmas fruit punch, I found my local Fiesta store was selling large sugarcane sticks. I bought one big one, I needed only 4 inch piece for punch, and with the rest I made this delicious juice. Sugarcane is pressed to make sugarcane juice. It is consumed as beverage in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Latin America and Brazil.
In my home town, sugarcane juice is extracted along with that of small pieces of ginger and lemon or lime. According to Wikipedia, sugar cane juice often added ingredients like a squeeze of lemon or lime (in Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, India), pineapple (Brazil), passionfruit, ginger ( Zanzibar, India) or ice. Some time sugarcane juice is also served with black salt or mint.
This sugarcane juice is mainly sold by street vendors. Due to its high sugar content, it is rich in calories.Sugarcane, or Sugar cane, is a tall perennial true grasses of the genus Saccharum, tribe Andropogoneae, native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia. Brazil is the largest producer of Sugarcane, followed by India, China, Thailand, Pakistan and Mexico.
When raw, sugarcane is a naturally low - cholesterol, low-sodium food that contains no saturated fats.. Sugarcane juice is the part of the plant that is actually consumed or sucked out, as whole sugarcane is very fibrous. Sugarcane juice has a glycemic index of 43, which, according to the American Diabetes Association, makes sugarcane a low-glycemic food. Sugarcane -- whether in sugar, syrup or juice form -- is a good substitute for refined white sugar, although sugarcane should still be eaten sparingly. The reason sugarcane has a low glycemic index is because sugars derived from plants are processed in your liver, not your small intestine.
This means that the sugars from sugarcane -- fructose and glucose -- are more slowly absorbed than sucrose, thus reducing the likelihood of blood sugar level spikes. Read more from here. Sugar cane juice contains only 15% of sugar and the rest is water with vitamins and minerals. Sugarcane is rich in calcium, chromium, cobalt, copper, magnesium, manganese, phosphorous, potassium and zinc.
It also contains iron and vitamins A, C, B1, B2, B3, B5, and B6, plus a high concentration of phytonutrients (including chlorophyll), antioxidants, proteins, soluble fiber and numerous other health supportive compounds. Working synergistic, these nutrients provide a supremely health-promoting food which as it helps in fighting cancer, stabilizing blood sugar levels in diabetics, assisting in weight loss, reducing fevers, clearing the kidneys, preventing tooth decay, and a host of other health benefits. Here is the video shows about how extract sugarcane juice using a machine.
Since I don’t have one at home, I try to cut them into small pieces then removed all the thick skin and then extracted juice with addition of little water, ginger and lemon juice. Then finally drain them and served with ice. If you can get hold of these delicious natures treat and make this. You will love it. I can assure that. Here comes the recipe.
Points to remember while making Sugar cane Juice.
- Peel the skin with knife, as peeler won't work
- Cut out the stick between two joints
- Cut it into small pieces so that Vitamix, Kitchenaid Mixer or Indian Mixer will work
- Add water so that it process really well
- If you want you can double strain them.
Karimbu Juice: Sugarcane Juice
Ingredients
- 1 Big pieces of Sugar cane
- ½ of one lemon
- ½ inch ginger
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
- First cut the big pieces of sugar cane into small pieces, then peel the thick skin along the nodes.
- Then cut again into small pieces again.
- In a blender add this small pieces along with ginger, lemon juice and water. Then blend everything well for 3 minutes.
- Using a strainer strain the sugar cane juice, squeeze well to get entire juice.
- Enjoy with or without ice.
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This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
heather says
I was at the Apna Bazaar in Jersey City, NJ last night and noticed a man was making sugarcane juice in a mchine. It seemed very popular. Next time I'm there I'm going to buy some, especially after reading your article.
Suja Manoj says
Lucky you,refreshing and yummy juice,kothiyavunnu
Hema says
Happy New Year Swathi, this is one of my favorites, never thought of making it at home..
Reeni says
I'd love to taste fresh sugar cane! I bet it is really good! I see it in the store sometimes but never knew what to do with it or how to get the sugar out. The juice looks so refreshing and delicious!
Swathi says
Yes Reeni they are best when we juicing them fresh.
Radha says
Tasty and delicious drink 🙂
MyKitchenOdyssey says
Oh I love this .Previous year i throwed the entire batch of karumbu which i got for pongal .This year i am going to try this for sure .Def it must have tasted heavenly ...
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Swathi says
Try satya, it is easy and we can make healthy drink at home.
notyet100 says
It's been so long since I had this,,.reminds me of village wish ya great yr ahead,,.
Swathi says
Glad to hear that this post brings out memories.
Sanoli Ghosh says
In my childhood days, had this juice almost regularly. Delicious and you made this very perfectly dear.
Swathi says
Yes Sanoli my childhood favorite too
Arthy Shama says
Karumbu juice looks very tempting Swathi 🙂
Swathi says
Thanks Arthy.
mjskit says
What a fabulous post! Now I'm on the hunt for sugar cane because I really want to make this! Thanks Swathi!
Swathi says
MJ if you come down here, I can make this for you. Glad you liked it.
Uma says
Reminds me of some good old summer days. We used to get large number of karimbu here but never thought of making this juice at home since extracting the juice from it is difficult. I am going to make this at home similar way you used your blender.
Swathi says
Yes It healthy compared to what we get out side.
Nagashree says
I want that glass immediately :-). Lovely and lucky you for getting sugarcane.
Swathi says
Yes it is really tasty Nagshree
Deepa says
Awesoem and refreshing pics of the juice. Very informative write up.
Deepa
beena stephy says
Yum yummy . love it Swathi
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Karumbu juice is something I can die for! I absolutely love it and like you mentioned the little acidity goes a long way. I have been seeing the karumbu in my local supermarket for a while. Now that you mentioned you used the blender, i am going to try it...
Uma says
Love karumbu juice anytime!never knew we could make it home!
Rafeeda says
i am always in for karimbu juice at any time!!! yum...