Here are some recipes for keeping cool this Holi!
Blood Orange Mocktail
Ingredients
1 cup Blood Orange Tea, brewed and cooled
½ orange, freshly squeezed
2-3 slices orange for garnish
1 sprig thyme
ice
Instructions
Add the juice from half an orange into a jug.
Add the brewed Blood Orange Tea.
Sweeten as per taste
Pour the...
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