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Cucumber Sekanjabin Sharbat

Cucumber Sekanjabin Sharbat on a golden tray
Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Pearl Jones, prop styling by Marina Bevilacqua

Sekanjabin is a combination of sugar or honey, water, vinegar, and mint, simmered into a sweet-tart syrup. Keep a jar on hand for making cordials (sharbats) or flavoring desserts. This refreshing cucumber version, which gets additional tanginess from whey, is a favorite of Homa Dashtaki, author of cookbook Yogurt & Whey and founder of Brooklyn-based yogurt company The White Moustache.

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