Lekhchef (Algerian Raisin Drink)
Lekhchef () is a refreshing Algerian drink from Constantine.
10 min
Ingredients
- 1 L water
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 150 g raisins, rinsed well
- Sugar to taste
- Orange blossom water
- Rose water
Steps
- Combine the water and cinnamon sticks in a saucepan. Bring to a boil.
- Add the raisins to the boiling water, and simmer over low heat.
- Sweeten drink to taste with sugar, and stir over very low heat to dissolve sugar.
- Remove from the heat, remove the cinnamon sticks, and let the drink completely cool down.
- Flavour with orange blossom water and rose water.
- Put the beverage in the refrigerator and serve very cold with or without raisins.
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Adapted from “Lekhchef (Algerian Raisin Drink)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.