Pomegranate Granita

Ingredients:

3 cups of pomegranate juice

1/2 cup of sugar

3/4 cup of water

2 tbsp lemon juice

Preparation:

1. In a saucepan, add sugar and water and stir over medium heat till sugar is completely dissolved. Remove this prepared simple syrup from flame and keep it aside to cool.
2. In a bowl, mix the pomegranate juice with 1/2 cup of simple syrup and lemon juice.
3. Pour this mixture into a baking dish / freezer safe container and freeze it for 1-2 hours.
4. Then remove it from freezer and scrape the mixture with a fork to form slushy/ ice crystals.
5. Return to freezer and freeze it again for 5-6 hours till granita is fully frozen.
6. To Serve, scrape the granita with spoon/ fork and serve it in individual glasses/ bowls ... Serve immediately....

• You can use store brought pomegranate juice or homemade juice prepared from 2 large pomegranates...